William Cowper: Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts o

Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connexion. Knowledge — William Cowper

Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.

William Cowper

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