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

- Moses Ibn Ezra

Words are like bodies; meanings are like souls.

- Moses Ibn Ezra

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

- Moses Ibn Ezra

Bitter is wine, but it sweetens all bitterness.

- Moses Ibn Ezra

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

- Moses Ibn Ezra

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 ba…

- Moses Ibn Ezra

The man who persists in knocking will succeed in entering.

- Moses Ibn Ezra

Love blinds us to faults, hatred to virtues.

- Moses Ibn Ezra

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

- Moses Ibn Ezra