The more you know, the more you realize you don't know

Meaning: True knowledge reveals the vastness of what remains to be learned.

Origin: Attributed to Socrates and Aristotle in various forms; a cornerstone of Western philosophical humility.

Translations

• French: Plus on sait, plus on réalise qu'on ne sait pas (literally: The more we know, the more we realize we don't know)
• Spanish: Cuanto más sabes, más te das cuenta de lo que no sabes (literally: The more you know, the more you realize what you don't know)
• Japanese: 知れば知るほど、知らないことがわかる (Shireba shiruhodo, shiranai koto ga wakaru) (literally: The more you know, the more you understand what you don't know)

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