That's right, and I agree with your use of that proverb in that specific CONTEXT. But remove context and you have nothing.
What is known and functions within a society as conventional 'wisdom' are just seductive, marketable snappy phrases that describe 'the way the world works'.
Like 'ignorance is bliss'. It means nothing without a context and an ideal circumstance to which it is best suited.
Is ignorance always bliss? Does not knowing something always feel blissful? Clearly not. The phrase 'Ignorance is bliss' is worthless unless it is married with a context which elicits new beneficial knowledge in that particular moment.
True wisdom cannot be put into words, because when you put something into words you automatically date it. You freeze it by taking a snapshot of it in time, and so it begins to age.
Wisdom in the sense that I understand it, which is not how most people understand it - is eternal. It is a knowing which eludes those who search for it. It is knowledge of the self's essence and being staying attuned to that essence.
The term 'wisdom' as it is used within society is just another confusing label that generates misunderstandings. I don't need the word 'wisdom', because there are no words that can help me grasp what it means to me.
We all have different conceptions and understandings of what words like wisdom mean, so we should dispense with labels as far as possible, and only enlist them when it is absolutely necessary, particularly for the more abstract concepts I reckon. Because labels become meaningless especially if the concept it is attached to is hard to define, and so we end up causing unnecessary conflicts because of the multitude of interpretations possible.
What matters, what counts, is being able to fully grasp with our consciousness, what the thing in itself actually IS.
The labels we attach to things hold different meanings for each of us, and so fighting over labels is one of the most foolish things we as humans are constantly doing.
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