“What is all your studying worth, all your learning, all your knowledge, if it doesn’t lead to wisdom? And what’s wisdom but knowing what is right, and what is the right thing to do?”

Source: Culture series, Use of Weapons (1990), Chapter Ten (p. 316).

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Scottish writer 1954–2013

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