Solomon Ibn Gabirol Quotes

#1. And when I was born, I drew in 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."

by Solomon Ibn Gabirol

Steven J. Jacobson

#2. Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.

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#3. When you get to political machines that can control a state, then you're really into organized crime - almost. You're fighting a political mafia.

Frank Capra

#4. Here's what's terrifying about Ebola. Ebola is invisible. It's a monster without a face. With the science that we have now, we can perceive Ebola as being not one thing but as a swarm, and the swarm is moving through the human population and expanding its numbers. It has the qualities of a monster.

Richard Preston

#5. If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend.

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#6. A wise man's questions contain half the answer.

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#7. Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire.

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#8. That is the biggest form of bullying ever, the paparazzi. Printing lies, making accusations, it's just bullying.

Mila Kunis

#9. The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.

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

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#11. All men have one entrance into life, and the like going out.

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

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

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#14. A wise man's question contains half the answer.

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#15. Drink poison rather than worry.

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#16. A man's mind is hidden in his writings: criticism brings it to light.

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#17. You are as dry as vermouth.

Lauren Groff

#18. Misfortune may become fortune through patience.

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#19. Many men hoard for the future husbands of their wives.

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#20. Faith is the summit of the Torah.

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#21. The Sage was asked to define good manners? to which he replied, To bear patiently the rude ones.

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

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#23. 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.

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#24. 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.

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#25. One is punished by the very things by which he sins.

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#26. We live in an increasingly sophisticated world that makes it difficult to make simple comments on stuff. There are too many people on both sides of the border who are taking advantage of circumstances and the situation.

Arlo Guthrie

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

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#28. Riches bring anxiety; wisdom gives peace of mind.

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#29. Man is wise only while in search of wisdom; when he imagines he has attained it, he is a fool.

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#30. As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.

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#31. I like to make big decisions when I am at home living a routine life, getting up, walking my dog, having breakfast, when I have no pressure. I do not like doing it when I making a film. It is too stressful.

Paul Walker

#32. Every spare moment was spent tromping about in the exploration, pursuit, and gathering of elusive living things; or, when the weather was too stormy, reading about the exploration, pursuit, and gathering of elusive living things. We

Rick Bass

#33. The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.

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

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#35. Thou hast created me not from necessity but from grace.

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#36. A tiny fly can choke a big man.

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