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
Solomon Ibn Gabirol quotes about
jealousy fire coal
Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire.
sin
One is punished by the very things by which he sins.
worry serious malady
Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.
enemy want ifs
If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend.
writing men light
A man’s mind is hidden in his writings: criticism brings it to light.
rude good-man sage
The Sage was asked to define good manners? to which he replied, To bear patiently the rude ones.
silence able
I am better able to retract what I did not say than what I did.
men going-out entrances
All men have one entrance into life, and the like going out.
men tiny choke
A tiny fly can choke a big man.
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.
may fortune misfortunes
Misfortune may become fortune through patience.
long slave masters
As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.