Moses ibn Ezra famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The man who persists in knocking will succeed in entering.
-- Moses ibn Ezra

#Men #Succeed #Entering
A proverb has three characteristics: few words, good sense, and a fine image.
-- Moses ibn Ezra

#Few Words #Three #Fine
Love blinds us to faults, hatred to virtues.
-- Moses ibn Ezra

#Love #Hatred #Faults
I went out into the garden in the morning dusk, When sorrow enveloped me like a cloud; And the breeze brought to my nostril the odor of spices, As balm of healing for a sick soul.
-- Moses ibn Ezra

#Morning #Healing #Garden
Dive into the sea of thought, and find there pearls beyond price.
-- Moses ibn Ezra

#Sea #Pearls
Who ignores the time walks in darkness, and who explores it is illumined by a great light.
-- Moses ibn Ezra

#Light #Darkness #Walks
Bitter is wine, but it sweetens all bitterness.
-- Moses ibn Ezra

#Wine #Bitterness #Bitter
Sorrow shatters my heart; And men distress it with blame, Because it follows love.
-- Moses ibn Ezra

#Heart #Men #Sorrow
Words are like bodies; meanings are like souls.
-- Moses ibn Ezra

#Soul #Body
A book is a most delightful companion. It gives, and does not take.
-- Moses ibn Ezra

#Book #Giving #Doe
Beware the man who has two faces and two hearts.
-- Moses ibn Ezra

#Heart #Men #Two
Lust should be stifled, for it cannot lead to truth.
-- Moses ibn Ezra

#Lust #Should

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