understanding Quotes

Knowing what is right does not make a sagacious man.

The wise man knows of all things, as far as possible, although he has no knowledge of each of them in detail

He who cannot see the truth for himself, nor, hearing it from others, store it away in his mind, that man is utterly worthless.

Here and elsewhere we shall not obtain the best insight into things until we actually see them growing from the beginning.

Truth is a remarkable thing. We cannot miss knowing some of it. But we cannot know it entirely.

For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things which are by nature most evident of all.

The more you know, the more you know you don't know.

There are, then, these three means of effecting persuasion. The man who is to be in command of them must, it is clear, be able (1) to reason logically, (2) to understand human character and goodness in their various forms,... ...

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

You'll understand what life is if you think about the act of dying. When I die, how will I be different from the way I am right now? In the first moments after death, my body will be scarcely different... ...