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The quote contrasts memorizing information with truly understanding it. It suggests that learning by memory creates one kind of person, while philosophy creates another who knows more deeply. The point is that knowledge and learning are not the same thing.
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Originally said in English.
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About Alexandre Dumas
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Books by Alexandre Dumas
Les trois Mousquetaires
1973
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, II
2001
La tulipe noire
2006
Le vicomte de Bragelonne, ou, dix ans plus tard
1857
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