Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity.
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"Persuasion is often more effectual than force."— Aesop
"Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow."— Aesop
"Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own."— Aesop
"Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything."— Aesop
"It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters."— Aesop
"Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten."— Aesop