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I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

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Plato’s Apology

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Socrates

Socrates was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought.

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    أنا أحكم رجل على قيد الحياة ، لأني أعرف شيء واحد ، وهذا هو أنني لا أعرف شيئا. (اعتذار أفلاطون)

    Jsem nejmoudřejší člověk naživu, protože vím jednu věc a to je, že nevím nic.

    Soy el hombre más sabio vivo, porque sé una cosa, y es que no sé nada.

    Je suis l'homme le plus sage qui soit, car je sais une chose, c'est que je ne sais rien. (excuses de plato)

    Sono l'uomo più saggio del mondo, perché so una cosa, ed è che non so niente.

    Sapientissimus sum vivens, nam unum scio, et hoc est nihil scire.

    Jeg er den klokeste mannen i live, for jeg vet en ting, og det er at jeg ikke vet noe.

    Tôi là người đàn ông khôn ngoan nhất còn sống, vì tôi biết một điều, và đó là tôi không biết gì.

    איך בין דער קלוגסטער מענטש לעבעדיק, ווייַל איך וויסן איין זאַך, און דאָס איז אַז איך וויסן גאָרנישט.

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