Quotation by

Michel de Montaigne

We can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.

Knowledge

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We can learn facts and information that others have discovered, but true wisdom comes from personal experience and reflection. Simply having access to someone else’s insights doesn’t make us wise, because wisdom requires applying knowledge in our own lives.

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