“We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.”
Michel De Montaigne (1533–1592) (1533-1592) French-Occitan author, humanistic philosopher, statesman
Book I, Ch. 25
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“Knowledge is simply a terrible ocean we must cross, and hope that wisdom lies on the other side.”
"The Pasho", Asimov's Science Fiction, September 2004
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