“No person's gain in wisdom is diminished by anyone else's gain.”

“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.”

“Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.”

“Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained.”

“There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.”

“Until the conscience has gained sufficient wisdom, desire resembles a raging wildfire.”

“Don't gain the world and lose your soul
Wisdom is better than silver and gold.”

“Justice turns the scale
For those to whom through pain
At last comes wisdom's gain.”

“Indeed, wisdom is born of meditation; without meditation wisdom is lost. Knowing this twofold path of gain and loss of wisdom, one should conduct oneself so that wisdom may increase.”

“Every joy is gain
And gain is gain, however small.”