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Apology Quotes Showing 1-30 of 119. “I thought to myself: I am wiser than this man; neither of us probably knows anything that is really good, but he thinks he has knowledge, when he has not, while I, having no knowledge, do not think I have.”. ― Plato, Apology. tags: apology, knowledge, plato, socrates, wisdom.
The Apology Quotes. Quote 1: "'can make the weaker argument defeat the stronger.'" Line 18c. Quote 2: "one simply has to conduct one's defense and argue one's case against and invisible opponent...." Line 18d. Quote 3: "proclaiming that he is walking on air, and uttering a great deal of other nonsense about things of which I know nothing ...
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“I am wiser than this man; it is likely that neither of us knows anything worthwhile, but he thinks he knows something when he does not, whereas when I do not know, neither do I think I know; so I am likely to be wiser than he to this small extent, that I do not think I know what I do not know.” (Page 26)
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The Apology Lyrics [Socrates] How you, O Athenians, have been affected by my accusers, I cannot tell; but I know that they almost made me forget who I was, so persuasively did they speak; and yet...