Learning is not knowing. Memory makes the one, philosophy the other.

Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo, ch. 17

What it means

The Abbé Faria tells the young prisoner Dantès that collecting facts is not understanding. Memory stores, philosophy connects. Aim to understand, not just to remember.

The source

"Learning is not knowing. Memory makes the one, philosophy the other." Alexandre Dumas said it in The Count of Monte Cristo, ch. 17. Translated from the original French by Spartan Surfers.

"apprendre n'est pas savoir; il y a les sachants et les savants: c'est la mémoire qui fait les uns, c'est la philosophie qui fait les autres."

Original French, The Count of Monte Cristo, ch. 17. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870). French novelist of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo (1844–46), the story of a sailor wrongly imprisoned who escapes and returns.

Questions

What does "Learning is not knowing. Memory makes the one, philosophy the other." mean?: The Abbé Faria tells the young prisoner Dantès that collecting facts is not understanding. Memory stores, philosophy connects. Aim to understand, not just to remember.
Who said "Learning is not knowing. Memory makes the one, philosophy the other."?: Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870). Source: The Count of Monte Cristo, ch. 17.
What is the original French?: apprendre n'est pas savoir; il y a les sachants et les savants: c'est la mémoire qui fait les uns, c'est la philosophie qui fait les autres. Translated from the original French by Spartan Surfers.
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"Learning is not knowing. Memory makes the one, philosophy the other." (Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo, ch. 17, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/learning-is-not-knowing-memory-makes-the-one