"Wisdom cannot be passed on. Wisdom which a wise man tries to pass on to someone always sounds like foolishness." - Siddhartha from [[Siddhartha]] "Knowledge can be conveyed, but not wisdom. It can be found, it can be lived, it is possible to be carried by it, miracles can be performed with it, but it cannot be expressed in words and taught." - Siddhartha from [[Siddhartha]] **Meaning:** You can't teach someone else wisdom through telling them your own wisdom. Wisdom comes through reflection on experience. You can point them in the right direction so they don't have to experience as much suffering. **Related:** - [[On the ability to resonate with others when you have gone through the same struggle]] - [[On the impossibility of teaching someone else to reach spiritual enlightenment]]