Ibn Gabirol Quotes

I am better able to retract what I did not say than what I did.

Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.

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

Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow.

The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.

The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.

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