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

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Source : Solomon ben Judah Ibn Gabirol, Benjamin Henry Ascher (1859). “A Choice of Pearls: Embracing a Collection of the Most Genuine Ethical Sentences, Maxims and Salutary Reflections”, p.145

Solomon Ibn Gabirol

#Rude Quotes #Good Man Quotes #Sage Quotes

“O Mozart, immortal Mozart, how many, how infinitely many inspiring suggestions of a finer, better life you have left in our souls!”
“But a slow, deeply satisfied smile came over him, and his breath quickened. 'So softly it starts,' he whispered. 'Foolishly clever and with an unsurvivable trust. It just saved your miserable life, that questionable show of thought, my itchy-witch.' Alâ€™s smile shifted, becoming lighter. 'And now you will live to possibly regret it.”
“Some crime against nature is about to be committed. I feel it in my veins. These men and boys are grocers and clerks, gardeners and fathers - fathers of small children. A country cannot bear to lose them.”
“We donâ€™t need more money, we donâ€™t need greater success or fame, we donâ€™t need the perfect body or even the perfect mate-right now, at this very moment, we have a mind, which is all the basic equipment we need to achieve complete happiness.”
“Our bodies communicate to us clearly and specifically, if we are willing to listen to them.”
“40 percent of North Korean children suffer from stunted growth. 20 percent are underweight.”
“One always abandons something in retreat. Look at Napoleon at the Beresina! He abandoned his whole army.”
“Remember God has accepted us. The gospel of grace is a message of breathtaking freedom. It must be embraced with faith and thanksgiving. You are thoroughly accepted just as you are. Jesus Christ is your righteousness and he is never going to change. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. When you wake tomorrow, he will still be your righteousness, before you have done anything to enjoy God's favour. You have to earn nothing. Your spirit needs to bask in the brilliant sunlight of this reality. You need to know it inwardly and celebrate it on a daily basis.”

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