Quote by Omar Khayyam

And that inverted bowl we call The Sky, where under crawling coop't we live and die, lift not thy hands to It for help -- for it rolls impotently on as thou or I.

And that inverted bowl we call The Sky, where under crawling

Summary

This quote suggests that the vast sky, which envelops and watches over us, is powerless to intervene in our lives. It conveys a sense of human insignificance in the face of the universe. The inverted bowl serves as a metaphor for the sky, emphasizing its seemingly fixed and unchanging nature. The statement discourages seeking assistance from something that seems beyond our control or influence, asserting that the sky is as helpless as we are in the grand scheme of things.

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Nature

By Omar Khayyam

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