“Wisdom is, I suppose, the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.”
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Spurgeon, C. H. (n.d.). Wisdom is, I suppose, the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42166-wisdom-is-i-suppose-the-right-use-of/
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Spurgeon, Charles Haddon. “Wisdom is, I suppose, the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42166-wisdom-is-i-suppose-the-right-use-of/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Spurgeon, Charles Haddon. “Wisdom is, I suppose, the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42166-wisdom-is-i-suppose-the-right-use-of/.