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Just let them shine. Socrates. Shining, Sun, Persons. 210 Copy quote. Most people, including ourselves, live in a world of relative ignorance. We are even comfortable with that ignorance, because it is all we know. When we first start facing truth, the process may be frightening, and many people run back to their old lives.
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Socrates, believing the oracle but also completely convinced that he knew nothing, was said to have concluded that nobody knew anything, and that he was only wiser than others because he was the only person who recognized his own ignorance.
- Most people, including ourselves, live in a world of relative ignorance. We are even comfortable with that ignorance, because it is all we know. When we first start facing truth, the process may be frightening, and many people run back to their old lives.
- Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom. Socrates. Ignorance, Awareness.
- To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise, without being wise: for it is to think that we know what we do not know. For anything that men can tell, death may be the greatest good that can happen to them: but they fear it as if they knew quite well that it was the greatest of evils.
- Admitting one's ignorance is the first step in acquiring knowledge. Socrates. Ignorance, Admitting, Firsts.
Oct 26, 2023 · I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance. In his famous quote, "I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance," Socrates brings to light an incredibly profound and humbling observation about knowledge and wisdom.
- “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” ― Socrates.
- “The unexamined life is not worth living.” ― Socrates.
- “I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think” ― Socrates.
- “There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.” ― Socrates.
Apr 1, 2024 · From ‘The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing’ to ‘An unexamined life is not worth living’ and ‘The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance,’ Socrates makes statements that are as relevant today as they ever were.
Feb 16, 2022 · “ I know only one thing: that I know nothing. (Attributed to Socrates, Apology ) ” Socrates (470–399 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, often cited as one of the “fathers” of philosophy, especially of a particular method of philosophical questioning. He was the teacher of Plato (428/427–348/347), who, in turn, was the teacher of Aristotle.
