Do you wish the universe to submit itself to your will?

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Do you wish the universe to submit itself to your will? by Omar Khayyam

Do you wish the universe to submit itself to your will?
Occupy yourself without ceasing in fortifying your soul.
Share my mood, which consists in drinking wine and
never taking to myself the cares of things here below.

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