“Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. ”
Knowledge means facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education or the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.1 while wisdom is the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions and adjustments. 2 In contrast to knowledge, wisdom is generally considered to be morally good. Albert Einstein once said, ‘Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it’.3
Comparison chart
Time
Knowledge
- Allows change in response to new information or analysis. Seek always to improve.
Wisdom
- Timeless. Wisdom is “Who we are” vs. “What we do” Wisdom governs choice, pursuit of knowledge, communication and relationships.
Source
Knowledge
- Education
- Learning
- science
- reflection
- reason and logical thought.
Wisdom
- Self-Intuition
- Our personal experience.
- Wisdom defines and refines our character. “Character is simply who we are and is the persona and identity of everything we do.”4
