Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Quote by Confucius

Topics: Ignorance Quotes, Knowledge Quotes

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do...

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do...

To love a thing means wanting it to live

To love a thing means wanting it to live

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you...

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you...

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

It is better to play than do nothing

It is better to play than do nothing

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust...

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust...

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not...

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not...

It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great

It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule,...

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule,...

Learning without thought is labor lost; and thought without learning is perilous.

Learning without thought is labor lost; and thought without learning is perilous.

If we don't know life, how can we know death?

If we don't know life, how can we know death?

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.