Authors:

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Moses ibn Ezra Quotes

The man who persists in knocking will succeed in entering.

The man who persists in knocking will succeed in entering.

Men, Entering, Succeed

Love blinds us to faults, hatred to virtues.

Love, Hatred, Faults

Words are like bodies; meanings are like souls.

Soul, Body

Dive into the sea of thought, and find there pearls beyond price.

Learning, Sea, Pearls

A book is a most delightful companion. It gives, and does not take.

Book, Giving, Doe

Beware the man who has two faces and two hearts.

Heart, Men, Two

Bitter is wine, but it sweetens all bitterness.

Wine, Bitterness, Bitter

Moses Ibn Ezra (1945). “‏מחברת משירי משה בן יעקב אבן עזרא /‏”

A proverb has three characteristics: few words, good sense, and a fine image.

Three, Few Words, Fine

Who ignores the time walks in darkness, and who explores it is illumined by a great light.

Light, Darkness, Walks

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.

Morning, Healing, Garden

Moses Ibn Ezra (1945). “‏מחברת משירי משה בן יעקב אבן עזרא /‏”

Sorrow shatters my heart; And men distress it with blame, Because it follows love.

Heart, Men, Sorrow

Moses Ibn Ezra (1945). “‏מחברת משירי משה בן יעקב אבן עזרא /‏”

Lust should be stifled, for it cannot lead to truth.

Lust, Should

You May Also Like: