<P> The fable retold by Fitzgerald can be traced to the first half of the 19th century , appearing in American papers by at least as early as 1839 . It usually involved a nameless `` Eastern monarch '' . Its origin has been traced to the works of Persian Sufi poets , such as Sanai and Attar of Nishapur . Attar records the fable of a powerful king who asks assembled wise men to create a ring that will make him happy when he is sad . After deliberation the sages hand him a simple ring with the words `` This too will pass '' etched on it , which has the desired effect to make him happy when he is sad . It also , however , became a curse for whenever he is happy . </P>
<P> The fable retold by Fitzgerald can be traced to the first half of the 19th century , appearing in American papers by at least as early as 1839 . It usually involved a nameless `` Eastern monarch '' . Its origin has been traced to the works of Persian Sufi poets , such as Sanai and Attar of Nishapur . Attar records the fable of a powerful king who asks assembled wise men to create a ring that will make him happy when he is sad . After deliberation the sages hand him a simple ring with the words `` This too will pass '' etched on it , which has the desired effect to make him happy when he is sad . It also , however , became a curse for whenever he is happy . </P>
where does the phrase this too shall pass come from
where does the phrase this too shall pass come from
the works of Persian Sufi poets , such as Sanai and Attar of Nishapur
the works of Persian Sufi poets , such as Sanai and Attar of Nishapur