Article July 16, 1955 Issue

Signs of the Times

with contributions from William Cowper, Elof Anderson, G. Eizenga

From The Window Cleaner in the Evening News Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

There is a vast difference between knowledge and wisdom, but I wonder how many people can define it. One of the best attempts I know came from an eleven-year-old. ... "Please, sir," said this bright young lad, "knowledge is what you know—wisdom is knowing how to make the right use of it." ...

A wise man will discern between what is worth and what is not worth knowing. He will retain what he is able to make a practical proposition in his approach to life. He will seek to make his mind a treasure house. ...

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