Solomon Ibn Gabirol — Spanish Poet

Solomon ibn Gabirol was an 11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher with a Neo-Platonic bent. He published over a hundred poems, as well as works of biblical exegesis, philosophy, ethics.:xxvii and satire.:xxv One source credits Ibn Gabirol with creating a golem, possibly female, for household chores... (wikipedia)

The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.
As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.
Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire.
Your secret is your prisoner; once you reveal it, you become its slave.
Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.