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I know that I know nothing.— Socrates
Socrates said the only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. These Socrates quotes about knowing nothing are his case. Read them. Ask better questions. Stay humble.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.— Socrates
There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.— Socrates
The unexamined life is not worth living.— Socrates
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.— Socrates
To find yourself, think for yourself.— Socrates
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.— Socrates
An honest man is always a child.— Socrates
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.— Socrates
Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.— Socrates
By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy.— Socrates
Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.— Socrates
From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.— Socrates
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.— Socrates
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.— Socrates
Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.— Socrates
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.— Socrates
I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.— Socrates
He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.— Socrates
Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen.— Socrates
Worthless people live only to eat and drink. People of worth eat and drink only to live.— Socrates
Wisdom begins in wonder.— Socrates
He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.— Socrates
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.— Socrates
Let him who would move the world first move himself.— Socrates
To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.— Socrates
The mind is everything; what you think you become.— Socrates
Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.— Socrates
When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.— Socrates
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.— Socrates