What did Solomon Ibn Gabirol mean by: A wise man’s question contains half the answer. Unfortunately the other 50% is harder to come by! - Solomon Ibn Gabirol Poet · Spain Copy
+ I am better able to retract what I did not say than what I did. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Solomon Ibn Gabirol, Silence, 0 - Solomon Ibn Gabirol Poet · Spain
+ A man’s mind is hidden in his writings: criticism brings it to light. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Solomon Ibn Gabirol, Light, Writing, 0 - Solomon Ibn Gabirol Poet · Spain
+ Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Solomon Ibn Gabirol, Kings, Wisdom, Wise, 0 - Solomon Ibn Gabirol Poet · Spain
+ Your secret is your prisoner; once you reveal it, you become its slave. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Solomon Ibn Gabirol, Prisoner, Secret, Slave, 0 - Solomon Ibn Gabirol Poet · Spain
+ The Sage was asked to define good manners? to which he replied, To bear patiently the rude ones. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Solomon Ibn Gabirol, Good Man, Rude, Sage, 0 - Solomon Ibn Gabirol Poet · Spain
+ Man is wise only while in search of wisdom; when he imagines he has attained it, he is a fool. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Solomon Ibn Gabirol, Fool, Wise, 0 - Solomon Ibn Gabirol Poet · Spain
+ As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Solomon Ibn Gabirol, Masters, Slave, 0 - Solomon Ibn Gabirol Poet · Spain
+ If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don’t disclose it to your friend. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Solomon Ibn Gabirol, Concealed, Enemy, 0 - Solomon Ibn Gabirol Poet · Spain
The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one’s self. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Numberless arts appear foolish whose secret motives are most wise and weighty. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
A wise man neither suffers himself to be governed, nor attempts to govern others. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
If it be true that a man is rich who wants nothing, a wise man is a very rich man. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize, And to be swift is less than to be wise. - Homer Poet · Greece
