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Intellectual humility8 quotes
I know that I do not know. — Socrates · 399 BCHe who knows most, knows best how little he knows. — Thomas Jefferson · 1812The first and wisest of them all professed
To know this only, that he nothing knew. — John Milton · 1671"I beseech ye in the bowels of Christ, think that ye may be mistaken." I should like to have that written over the portals of every church, every school, and every court house, and, may I say, of every legislative body in the United States. I should like to have every court begin, "I beseech ye in the bowels of Christ, think that we may be mistaken." — Learned Hand · 1951The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understand the minds of other men and women; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which weighs their interests alongside its own without bias; the spirit of liberty remembers that not even a sparrow falls to earth unheeded; the spirit of liberty is the spirit of Him who, near two thousand years ago, taught mankind that lesson it has never learned, but has never quite forgotten; that there may be a kingdom where the least shall be heard and considered side by side with the greatest. — Learned Hand · 1944But where's the man, who counsel can bestow,
Still pleased to teach, and yet not proud to know? — Alexander Pope · 1711All 8 quotes →Certainty2 quotes
I know that I do not know. — Socrates · 399 BCWhat is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows. — Epictetus · 108Ignorance2 quotes
I know that I do not know. — Socrates · 399 BCThe first and wisest of them all professed
To know this only, that he nothing knew. — John Milton · 1671Agnosticism1 quote
I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment, to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure-that is all agnosticism means. — Clarence Darrow · 1925Empathy1 quote
The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understand the minds of other men and women; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which weighs their interests alongside its own without bias; the spirit of liberty remembers that not even a sparrow falls to earth unheeded; the spirit of liberty is the spirit of Him who, near two thousand years ago, taught mankind that lesson it has never learned, but has never quite forgotten; that there may be a kingdom where the least shall be heard and considered side by side with the greatest. — Learned Hand · 1944Learning1 quote
What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows. — Epictetus · 108Obstacles to learning1 quote
What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows. — Epictetus · 108Open-mindedness1 quote
The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understand the minds of other men and women; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which weighs their interests alongside its own without bias; the spirit of liberty remembers that not even a sparrow falls to earth unheeded; the spirit of liberty is the spirit of Him who, near two thousand years ago, taught mankind that lesson it has never learned, but has never quite forgotten; that there may be a kingdom where the least shall be heard and considered side by side with the greatest. — Learned Hand · 1944Questioning one's beliefs1 quote
"I beseech ye in the bowels of Christ, think that ye may be mistaken." I should like to have that written over the portals of every church, every school, and every court house, and, may I say, of every legislative body in the United States. I should like to have every court begin, "I beseech ye in the bowels of Christ, think that we may be mistaken." — Learned Hand · 1951Teachers1 quote
But where's the man, who counsel can bestow,
Still pleased to teach, and yet not proud to know? — Alexander Pope · 1711Wisdom1 quote
The first and wisest of them all professed
To know this only, that he nothing knew. — John Milton · 1671