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I know that I know nothing."

to know

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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:

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

Know or listen to those who know."
Baltasar Gracian

to know

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

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

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life."
Immanuel Kant

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We build too many walls and not enough bridges."

It is valid to conclude from actuality to possibility, but not from possibility to actuality."

He who is silent is taken to agree."

Article XVII – Property being an inviolable and sacred right, no one can be deprived of private usage, if it is not when the public necessity, legally noted, evidently requires it, and under the condition of a just and prior indemnity."
- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789

Human rights

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