I know that I do not know.

ἐγὼ δέ, ὥσπερ οὖν οὐκ οἶδα, οὐδὲ οἴομαι.

Socrates

Quoted in Apology, by Plato

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Topic

Intellectual humility Certainty Ignorance

Speaker

Socrates

Author

Plato

Source

Apology

Medium

Courtroom speech Speech

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

399 BC 390s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Philosopher

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Plato. Apology. 390 BC, 38a5-6.

Current Citation

Plato. "Apology." Plato: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo, Phaedrus. Translated by Harold North Fowler. Harvard UP; Reprint of 1904 ed, 1999, 21d.

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Another quote by Plato

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Socrates

Quoted in Apology, by Plato

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Topic
Philosophy Introspection Self-criticism Self-knowledge Wisdom
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Apology
Medium
Courtroom speech Speech
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
399 BC 390s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Plato. Apology. 399 BC, 38a.

Current Citation

Plato. "Apology." Plato: Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Phaedo. Translated by Christopher Emlyn-Jones. And William Preddy. Harvard UP, 2017, 38a5-6.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.

Jesus

Luke 23:46

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Topic
Jesus's death The crucifixion
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of Luke The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
61 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Luke 23:46).

Another quote originally in Greek

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

Aristotle

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Topic
Beauty of nature Nature

Author

Aristotle
Source
On the Parts of Animals
Genre
Scientific literature
Language
Greek
Time
350 BC 350s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Aristotle. On the Parts of Animals. c. 350 BC, 1, 5.

Current Citation

Aristotle. "Parts of Animals I." Aristotle: Generation of Animals & History of Animals 1, Parts of Animals 1. Translated by C. D. C. Reeve. Hackett Publications, 2019, 1, 5.