“Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.”

What does it mean?

Facts are easy to pick up, but real wisdom grows slowly and stays with you for a long time.

Key vocabulary

lingers

stays for a long time

• “'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”– Alfred, Lord Tennyson
• “I am a part of all that I have met.”– Alfred, Lord Tennyson