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Hermann Hesse

Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.

Hermann Hesse

Knowledge

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Hermann Hesse is saying that while facts and information can be shared with others, true wisdom is something personal that must be experienced directly. Wisdom shapes how a person lives and acts, but it cannot simply be passed on through words or teaching.

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