Knowledge can be conveyed, but not wisdom. It can be found, it can be …

Hermann Hesse
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Knowledge can be conveyed, but not wisdom. It can be found, it can be lived, it is possible to be carried by it, miracles can be performed with it, but it cannot be expressed in words and taught. ✨ Hermann Hesse (2016). Siddhartha, p.102, Jaico Publishing House
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What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find. ✨ Hermann Hesse (1998). Siddhartha

Knowledge can be conveyed, but not wisdom. It can be found, it can be lived, it is possible to be carried by it, miracles can be performed with it, but it cannot be expressed in words and taught. ✨ Hermann Hesse (2016). Siddhartha, p.102, Jaico Publishing House

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