Quote by George Santayana

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.

Knowledge is not eating, and we cannot expect to devour and

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This quote suggests that acquiring knowledge is more than just consuming information or possessing it. Knowledge cannot be fully possessed or completely understood. Instead, it is described as a form of recognition, acknowledging the existence or truth of something beyond ourselves. It emphasizes that acquiring knowledge is like a greeting, a respectful acknowledgment, rather than trying to fully grasp or possess it as if it were something material.

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