"I find humility a greater help to me than all my fellow men." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"A man without friends is like a left hand without a right." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"Visiting is like rain: prayed for when absent, but tiresome when overdone." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"Let not a thousand friends seem too many in your eyes." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"The most effective defense against temptation is this: Shut your eyes." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"The test of good manners: to bear patiently with bad ones." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"There is no truer index to intelligence than the way one acts at the table." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"A tiny fly can choke a big man." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"The fewer a man’s words, the fewer his mistakes. " ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"If a man cannot control his temper, how much less can he control others?" ~~ (adapted from) Ibn Gabirol
"To seek wisdom in old age is like a mark in the sand; to seek wisdom in youth is like an inscription on stone." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"As long as I do not utter a word, I am its master; once I utter it, I am its slave." ~~ (based on) Ibn Gabirol