The Rock

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The endless cycle of idea and action,

Endless invention, endless experiment,

Brings knowledge of motion, but not of stillness;

Knowledge of speech, but not of silence;

Knowledge of words, and ignorance of the Word.

All our knowledge brings us nearer to our ignorance,

All our ignorance brings us nearer to death,

But nearness to death no nearer to God .

Where is the Life we have lost in living?

Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?

Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?

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注释：上述诗句节选自The Rock《磐石》 (1934)，作者为T. S. Eliot (1888-1965)， 因“对当代诗歌作出的卓越先锋贡献”而于1948年获得了诺贝尔文学奖。该诗中关于知识、信息和智慧的描述，被成为Data（数据）→Information（信息）→Knowledge（知识）→Wisdom（知识）思想的最早来源。