Omar Khayyám: These fools by dint of ignorance most crass, Think they in wisdom all mankind surpass; And glibly do they damn as infide

These fools by dint of ignorance most crass, Think they in wisdom all mankind su — Omar Khayyám

These fools by dint of ignorance most crass, Think they in wisdom all mankind surpass; And glibly do they damn as infidel Each one who is not, like themselves, an ass.

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