Ibn Hazm Quotes
Abu Muhammad Ali Ibn Hazm was an Andalusian polymath, jurist, theologian, philosopher, and poet, one of the foremost minds of medieval Islamic Spain. He served briefly as vizier to several caliphs of the declining Umayyad caliphate of Cordoba before withdrawing to a life of scholarship under political disfavor. The quotes below are attributed to Ibn Hazm, organized by topic.
Ibn Hazm on Knowledge
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Attributed to Ibn Hazm:
“Knowledge is more lasting than wealth, more honorable than office.”
Ibn Hazm on Love
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Attributed to Ibn Hazm:
“Love is friendship's blossom.”
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Attributed to Ibn Hazm:
“There is no heart that has not been broken at some time by love.”
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Attributed to Ibn Hazm:
“The heart's prison is the most painful.”
Ibn Hazm on Truth
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Attributed to Ibn Hazm:
“The proper philosopher follows the evidence wherever it leads.”