Motif
past appointing future conduct
past_appointing_future_conduct
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Wisdom Teaching and Moral Instruction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
sufi
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The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam LXIX. / LXXI. / LXXII. / LXXIII.; lines 3753-3794 confidence: medium
"they settled thy business yesterday... They appointed with certainty what thou wilt do to-morrow--yesterday!"
Quoted parallels say that yesterday settled the addressee's business and appointed with certainty what the addressee will do tomorrow.
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