Solomon Ibn
Solomon Ibn
sin
One is punished by the very things by which he sins.
wise men half
A wise man's question contains half the answer. Unfortunately the other 50% is harder to come by!
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.
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.
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.
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.
men tiny choke
A tiny fly can choke a big man.
long slave masters
As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.
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.
inspirational wisdom memories
The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.