Solomon Ibn Gabirol
Solomon Ibn Gabirol
Solomon ibn Gabirolwas an 11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher with a Neo-Platonic bent. He published over a hundred poems, as well as works of biblical exegesis, philosophy, ethics.:xxvii and satire.:xxv One source credits Ibn Gabirol with creating a golem, possibly female, for household chores...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionPoet
CountrySpain
patience tests table-manners
The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.
wise men world
There are four types of men in this world: 1. The man who knows, and knows that he knows; he is wise, so consult him. 2. The man who knows, but doesn't know that he knows; help him not forget what he knows. 3. The man who knows not, and knows that he knows not; teach him. 4. Finally, there is the man who knows not but pretends that he knows; he is a fool, so avoid him.
wise wisdom kings
Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.
wise men fool
Man is wise only while in search of wisdom; when he imagines he has attained it, he is a fool.
expectations forever world
Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow.
long slave masters
As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.
may fortune misfortunes
Misfortune may become fortune through patience.
medicine needs want
There are three types of friends: those like food without which you can't live those like medicine which you need occasionally and those like an illness which you never want.
silence able
I am better able to retract what I did not say than what I did.
rude good-man sage
The Sage was asked to define good manners? to which he replied, To bear patiently the rude ones.
writing men light
A man’s mind is hidden in his writings: criticism brings it to light.
enemy want ifs
If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend.
worry serious malady
Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.
sin
One is punished by the very things by which he sins.