What is the difference between ' Knowledge ' and ' Wisdom' ?

India
December 25, 2006 6:47pm CST
What is the difference between ' Knowledge ' and ' Wisdom ' ?
4 responses
@timuss (474)
• India
26 Dec 06
knowledge is something tht u get by reading observing and by many other sources while wisdom is a simply nothin but common sense. which is most difficult to apply on regular basis for example i know it is better to study an hour a day compare to burning midnight oil. thts common sense
• India
27 Dec 06
Many thanks for nicely responding and sharing your thoughts.
• India
27 Dec 06
Many thanks for rsponding.
@Ashida (1370)
• United States
27 Dec 06
The difference between knowledge and wisdom is knowing that there actually is a difference between knowledge and wisdom.
• United States
27 Dec 06
I believe knowledge is knowing something and wisdom is knowing what to do with knowledge. Here's a site that quickly addresses this very question: http://www.rickrichards.com/questions/Answer22.html I love the response to it!
• India
28 Dec 06
Many thanks for your knowledgable response. Happy New Year.
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
26 Dec 06
I would say Knowledge is what you remember in the written word from a book, wisdom I think is an overall thing, Commonsense is another thing all together.
• India
26 Dec 06
Many thanks for responding and sharing your thoughts.
@Rachcaa (163)
27 Dec 06
Intresting question. I think that to an extent the two are intertwined. Brigham Young once said 'There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have recieved it from some source' Thus implying that knowledge and wisdom are both a learnt thing. I think you could start to identify the difference between the two by saying that it is possible to have 'useless' knowledge' but it is never possible to have 'useless wisdom'.
• India
27 Dec 06
Many thanks for nicely responding and sharing your knowledge/wisdom.