Learning does not make one learned: there are those who have knowledge and those who have understanding. The first requires memory and the second philosophy. (Alexandre Dumas)

Learning does not make one learned: there are those who have knowledge and those who have understanding. The first requires memory and the second philosophy.

Alexandre Dumas

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