Who wrote the famous statement 'This too shall pass...'?

Kainantu

Answer: The old man, the engraver ....... . I am remembering a story told about King Solomon. Solomon was wise and powerful beyond measure. 'But I am too depressed in my life,' he said to his advisors. 'When everything goes my way, I am afraid that it can't last. When things do not, I fear that my woes will never end. I have had a dream that there is a ring that contains the knowledge to give me peace of mind. Go and find that ring for me. I wish to have it by Succoth, six months from now. His advisors searched the world over, each asking for this powerful ring that would bring the king peace of mind. They went to the finest jewelers, the richest lands. Finally, Succoth approached. The advisors gave up. No one had ever heard of such a magical ring. Except the youngest advisor, who found himself walking restlessly through Jerusalem all through the night. As morning dawned, he found he was in a very poor district. An old man was setting up his simple jewelry and trinkets for sale. In one last desperate attempt, the advisor described the ring. The old man thought for a while. He took out a simple plain ring and began to engrave something on it. Then handed it to the advisor. As he read the script his heart leapt with joy. 'This is it!' That evening at the Succoth feast, the king asked if they'd found the ring. 'We have,' spoke the youngest. He came forward and place the ring on the king's finger. The king looked at the ring and read the Hebrew words engraved there: Gam Zeh Ya'avor%97'This too, shall pass.' As he read, the king's sorrows turned to joy, and his joys to sorrow, and then both gave way to peace. The king was reminded in that moment that all his riches and glory were impermanent, and all his sorrows would pass away as the seasons and the years. From that time on, King Solomon wore the ring and was reminded, in g Jul 04 02, 4:58 AM

Siskin

Very odd,this - I searched through loads of quotes,came up with Abraham Lincoln. A saying he was fond of apparently - no source of the story can be found - just another twist to the tale : It is said an eastern monarch once charged the wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: And this,too,shall pass away. Jul 04 02, 8:40 PM

Brainy Blonde

Every time Finlady was diagnosed as getting sicker, she always said that. Jul 15 02, 1:04 AM