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Knowing a lot doesn't teach understanding.

Heraclitus, Fragment B40 (Diels-Kranz)

The source

"Knowing a lot doesn't teach understanding." Heraclitus said it in Fragment B40 (Diels-Kranz). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"πολυμαθίη νόον έχειν οὐ διδάσκει"

Original Greek, Fragment B40 (Diels-Kranz). Greek: Diels-Kranz fragment text via el.wikisource.

Who said it

Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BC). Philosopher of Ephesus who taught that everything flows. Only fragments of his book survive.

Questions

Who said "Knowing a lot doesn't teach understanding."?
Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BC). Source: Fragment B40 (Diels-Kranz).
What is the original Greek?
πολυμαθίη νόον έχειν οὐ διδάσκει. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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