Quote#Wisdom
Ah, how little knowledge does a man acquire in his life. He gathereth…
Quote byH. Rider Haggard · 1856–1925
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: She (1887), Chapter 13, "Ayesha Unveils".
English (original)
Ah, how little knowledge does a man acquire in his life. He gathereth it like water, but like water it runneth through his fingers, and yet, if his hands be but wet as though with dew, behold a generation of fools call out, "See, he is a wise man!"
— H. Rider Haggard
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