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The wise man knows he doesn't know.

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Laozi
Chinese - Philosopher
604 BC - 531 BC

There are four types of men in this world: 1. The man who knows, and knows that he knows; he is wise, so consult him. 2. The man who knows, but doesn't know that he knows; help him not forget what he knows. 3. The man who knows not, and knows that he knows not; teach him. 4. Finally, there is the man who knows not but pretends that he knows; he is a fool, so avoid him.

Solomon Ibn Gabirol

Perfection in wisdom, as well as in integrity, is neither required nor expected in these agents (public servants). It belongs not to man. The wise know too well their weaknesses to assume infallibility; and he who knows most, knows best how little he knows.

Thomas Jefferson

The only difference between a wise man and a fool is that the wise man knows he's playing.

Frederick Salomon Perls

The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.

Laozi

He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him; He Who Knows Not And Knows Not That He Knows Not Is A Fool - Shun Him

Confucius

The wise know too well their weakness to assume infallibility; and he who knows most knows best how little he knows.

Thomas Jefferson

A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't.

Amanda Hocking

A man must know when to retreat from a woman, but a wise man knows that sometimes he must stand and face her.

Robert Jordan

A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't," Finn replied absently, still looking down at the book. "That's such a fortune-cookie answer," I said with a laugh, and even he smirked at me.

Amanda Hocking

The wise man knows when to keep silent. Only the fool tells all he knows.

Neil Gaiman

Conceit is a privilege of the ignorant; the wise man is humble because he knows how little he knows.

Isabel Allende

The man who is truly wise knows that he knows very little.

Socrates

A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.

Bear Grylls

A man goes to the village to visit the wise man and he says to the wise man, “I feel like there are two dogs inside me. One dog is this positive, loving, kind, and gentle dog and then I have this angry, mean-spirited, and negative dog and they fight all the time. I don't know which is going to win.” The wise man thinks for a moment and he says, “I know which is going to win. The one you feed the most, so feed the positive dog.

Jon Gordon

God cannot be referred to as 'good,' 'better,' or 'best' because He is above all things. If a man says that God is wise, the man is lying because anything that is wise can become wiser. Anything that a man might say about God is incorrect... The best a man can do is to remain silent...The true master knows that if he had a God he could understand, he would never hold Him to be God.

Andrew Davidson

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.

Anatole France

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