Solomon Ibn Gabirol Quotations

A wise man's questions contain half the answer.

My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private.

Riches bring anxiety; wisdom gives peace of mind.

As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

Your secret is your prisoner; once you reveal it, you become its slave.

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.

Many men hoard for the future husbands of their wives.

Thou hast created me not from necessity but from grace.

Drink poison rather than worry.

Faith is the summit of the Torah.