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.
~ Solomon Ibn Gabirol
The Sage was asked to define good manners? to which he replied, To bear patiently the rude ones.
A man’s mind is hidden in his writings: criticism brings it to light.
A wise man’s questions contain half the answer.
Faith is the summit of the Torah.
What is the test of good manners? Being able to bear patiently with bad ones.
The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.
Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire.
The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.
Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.
