Knowledge is not eating, and we cannot expect to devour and possess what we mean. Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace.

George Santayana

George Santayana

Absent Cannot Devour Eating Embrace Expect Knowledge Mean Possess Recognition Salutation Something We Cannot

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