The greatest wisdom is to know oneself.
Empiricism, scientific method
Essays, Of Self-Knowledge (often attributed, but not directly found in 'Essays')
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"The mind of man is far from a clear and even mirror, but is rather like an enchanted glass, full of superstitions and impostures."
Shocking"He that cannot dissemble, cannot reign."
Humorous"Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes."
Shocking"There is in human nature generally, more of the fool than of the wise; and therefore those faculties, by which the foolish part of men's minds is taken, are most potent."
Controversial"For the mind, when it is once possessed with an opinion, draws all things else to confirm and agree with it."
Controversial