I know that I know nothing....

I know that I know nothing.

to know

Note

Latin: Scio me nihil scire.

Translation

(Latin, French, German)

Scio me nihil scire.

Je sais que je ne sais rien.

Ich weiß, dass ich nichts weiß.

Quotes for: to know

Know or listen to those who know.

Baltasar Gracian - The Art of Worldly Wisdom /

to know

We know accurately only when we know little; with knowledge, doubt increases.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Maxims and Reflections /

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

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe /

Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not.

Carl Gustav Jung /

All I know is that I know nothing.

Socrates /

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

Isaac Asimov /

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- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 /

Article I – Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions can be founded only on the common good.

- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 /

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