# Information Is Not Knowledge Knowledge Is Not Wisdom Wisdom Is Not Foresight by Arthur C. Clarke > "Information is not knowledge; knowledge is not wisdom; wisdom is not foresight." > **— Arthur C. Clarke**, *Public writing / aphorism* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Public writing / aphorism. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Public writing / aphorism](https://clarkeinstitute.org/arthur-c-clarke/quotable-arthur-c-clarke/) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Arthur C. Clarke|Arthur C. Clarke]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Information is not knowledge; knowledge is not wisdom; wisdom is not foresight." — Arthur C. Clarke, Public writing / aphorism https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-arthur-clarke-information-knowledge-knowledge-wisdom-wisdom ```