Gains

Famous quotes containing the word gains:

“One who falls in a pit, gains in wit.”
—Chinese proverb.

“Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser’s gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyment have been intellectual joys.”
—Honoré De Balzac (1799–1850)

“Whoever gives advice to the sick gains a sense of superiority over them, no matter whether his advice is accepted or rejected. That is why sick people who are sensitive and proud hate their advisors even more than their illnesses.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)