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eckhart tolle
February 2009 
What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom?
Posted on Jul 2nd, 2008
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Diana
Diana
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for July 02, 2008:
I would like to introduce you to the best quotes I found at Gaia and on the web concerning knowledge VS wisdom:
- Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. Immanuel Kant
- Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life. Sandra Carey
- Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification. Dr. Henry Fischer
- These days people seek knowledge, not wisdom. Knowledge is of the past, wisdom is of the future. Vernon Cooper
Well, after reading those quotes over and over again I would be tempted to say that some knowledge is important to get wise ...
And if I quote Eckhart Tolle, the more knowledge you have, the more wisdom you need to stop labeling things and enjoy everything "as it is" ...
Oh, and I have another one: ... and this one is sooo true!
The biggest difficulty with mankind today is that our knowledge has increased so much faster than our wisdom. Frank Whitmore
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Frank Whitmore's quote is as you say, soooo true. I've always felt that wisdom comes through using the knowledge wisely,
And here's the Oxford Dictionary deffinition for wisdom:
Experience & knowledge together with the power of applying them critically or practically.
Very powerful quotes! Maybe one aspect of wisdom is to compare viewpoints like these and develop a feeling for the essence, the spiritual truth they collectively point to once they are related to experience. Your precious contribution to this process of wisdom-distillation is the garnering and offering of such viewpoints … and you're incredibly talented at it, Diana!
good call Diana..thanks for posting these !
Will, Georges and Aley, thank you for your comments and kind words
Wonderful post.
Thank you Adam :-)