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To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.
— Lao Tzu • Tao Te Ching
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An editorial interpretation.
Learning and wisdom are set up as opposites: knowledge grows by accumulating more each day, while wisdom grows by letting go of what's unnecessary. It suggests that understanding comes from simplifying, not from stacking up ever more information.
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