Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
T.S. Elliot, The Rock
Sometimes we put things like wisdom and knowledge as opposites: the former usually the one more desirable. But wisdom without knowledge is nonsensical; one must first derive knowledge from information, wisdom from knowledge.
They all go hand in hand. The problem though, is that sometimes we stop at one stage: Some of us are content to not go beyond collecting information, others smug with their knowledge and only few go on to distill wisdom from those things.
In the end though, wisdom (I believe) comes with age; it takes a time to become mature, just as it takes time to distill wisdom.
They all go hand in hand. The problem though, is that sometimes we stop at one stage: Some of us are content to not go beyond collecting information, others smug with their knowledge and only few go on to distill wisdom from those things.
In the end though, wisdom (I believe) comes with age; it takes a time to become mature, just as it takes time to distill wisdom.
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