Who said "There is a wisdom that is woe and a woe that is madness."?

This quote is attributed to Ishmael.

There is a wisdom that is woe and a woe that is madness. - Ishmael

"There is a wisdom that is woe and a woe that is madness."

Ishmael Knowledge

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