"Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own." ― Aesop Topic(s): Wisdom Tags: better More From Aesop "Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties." "We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." "A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety." More In Wisdom "To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."― Bertrand Russell "Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate."― Friedrich Schiller "One part of wisdom is knowing what you don’t need anymore and letting it go."― Jane Fonda