Socrates — "I am a fool, but I know I'm a fool and that makes me smarter than you."
I am a fool, but I know I'm a fool and that makes me smarter than you.
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Attributed saying, reflecting his ironic self-awareness.
Date: c. 399 BCE (approximate)
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