Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám Quatrain 26

"Oh, come with old Khayyam, and leave the Wise  To talk; one thing is certain, that Life flies;    One thing is certain, and the Rest is Lies;  The Flower that once has blown for ever dies." - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, quatrain 26, 1st edition translated by Edward Fitzgerald