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> [There are four types of men in this world: 1. The man who knows, and knows that he knows; he is wise, so consult him. 2. The man who knows, but doesn't know that he knows; help him not forget…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ibn-gabirol/there-are-four-types-of-men-in-this-world-1-the-man-who-knows-and/)

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## More by Solomon Ibn Gabirol

> [A tiny fly can choke a big man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ibn-gabirol/a-tiny-fly-can-choke-a-big-man/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ibn-gabirol/there-are-three-types-of-friends-those-like-food-without-which-you/)

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> [A man’s mind is hidden in his writings: criticism brings it to light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ibn-gabirol/a-man-s-mind-is-hidden-in-his-writings-criticism-brings-it-to-light/)

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> [If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ibn-gabirol/if-you-want-to-keep-something-concealed-from-your-enemy-don-t/)

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> [There are four types of men in this world: 1. The man who knows, and knows that he knows; he is wise, so consult…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ibn-gabirol/there-are-four-types-of-men-in-this-world-1-the-man-who-knows-and/)

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> [The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ibn-gabirol/the-first-step-in-the-acquisition-of-wisdom-is-silence-the-second/)

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> [Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ibn-gabirol/plan-for-this-world-as-if-you-expect-to-live-forever-but-plan-for-the/)

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> [I am better able to retract what I did not say than what I did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ibn-gabirol/i-am-better-able-to-retract-what-i-did-not-say-than-what-i-did/)

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> [Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ibn-gabirol/worry-over-what-has-not-occurred-is-a-serious-malady/)

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> [Drink poison rather than worry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ibn-gabirol/drink-poison-rather-than-worry/)

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> [The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ibn-gabirol/the-beginning-of-wisdom-is-to-desire-it/)

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> [Riches bring anxiety; wisdom gives peace of mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ibn-gabirol/riches-bring-anxiety-wisdom-gives-peace-of-mind/)

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> [Misfortune may become fortune through patience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ibn-gabirol/misfortune-may-become-fortune-through-patience/)

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> [As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ibn-gabirol/as-long-as-a-word-remains-unspoken-you-are-its-master-once-you-utter/)

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> [The Sage was asked to define good manners? to which he replied, To bear patiently the rude ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ibn-gabirol/the-sage-was-asked-to-define-good-manners-to-which-he-replied-to-bear/)

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