Michel de Montaigne: To know by rote is no knowledge; it is only a retention of what is intrusted to…
To know by rote is no knowledge; it is only a retention of what is intrusted to the memory. That which a man truly knows may be disposed of without regard to the author, or reference to the book from whence he had it.
In today’s wordsKnowing by rote isn't knowledge; it's only holding on to what has been handed to your memory. What a person truly knows he can use without reference to the author or the book he got it from.
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