I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

Quote by Socrates

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One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom.

One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom.

Oh dear Pan and all the other Gods of this place, grant that I may...

Oh dear Pan and all the other Gods of this place, grant that I may...

As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.

As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.

I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world

I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right...

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right...

To Believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly

To Believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come...

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come...

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good...

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good...

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in...

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in...

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

Get married, in any case. If you happen to get a good mate, you will...

Get married, in any case. If you happen to get a good mate, you will...

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms

Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing...

Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing...

Our virtues are most often but our vices disguised

Our virtues are most often but our vices disguised

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to...

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to...