Oh, be wiser thou! Instructed that true knowledge leads to love.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True knowledge should lead one to love others.
- In plain terms
- Being wise means learning to love.
- What can you take from it?
- Wisdom and love are connected.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you know without loving?
- What is true knowledge?
Another view
It assumes knowledge naturally leads to virtue.
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