Solomon Ibn
Solomon Ibn
wise men answers
A wise man's questions contain half the answer.
wise men half
A wise man's question contains half the answer. Unfortunately the other 50% is harder to come by!
wise men fool
Man is wise only while in search of wisdom; when he imagines he has attained it, he is a fool.
wise wisdom kings
Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.
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.
came double grief past
For a double grief came upon them, and a groaning for the remembrance of things past
cometh light wisdom
The light that cometh from her (wisdom) never goeth out
contains half
A wise man's question contains half the answer.
friendship best-friend real-friends
My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private.
peace giving anxiety
Riches bring anxiety; wisdom gives peace of mind.
daughter honesty lilies
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
secret slave prisoner
Your secret is your prisoner; once you reveal it, you become its slave.
voice air earth
And when I was born, I drew in the common air, and fell upon the earth, which is of like nature; and the first voice which I uttered was crying, as all others do.
husband men wife
Many men hoard for the future husbands of their wives.