Solomon ibn Gabirol
8 quotes
Biography
"In seeking wisdom, the first step is silence; the second, listening; the third, remembering; the fourth practicing; the fifth, teaching others"
"The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones."
"Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire."
"The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones."
"The beginning of wisdom is to desire it."
"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."
"What is the test of good manners? Being able to bear patiently with bad ones."
"Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings."
"The Sage was asked to define good manners? to which he replied, To bear patiently the rude ones."
"A man’s mind is hidden in his writings: criticism brings it to light."
"The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others"."
"A wise man’s questions contain half the answer."
"Faith is the summit of the Torah."