Walker Percy Quotes

A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't.

To know you are ignorant is the beginning of wisdom.

Not to know is the beginning of wisdom.

The first step towards knowing is to see that you do not know.

Acknowledging what you don't know is the dawning of wisdom.

To know one's ignorance is the best part of knowledge.

I only know when I don't know a thing. My uncle has taught me that wisdom lies in that.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

The learned man knows that he is ignorant.

Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth.

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.

The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.

Those who realize their folly are not true fools.

Once you start asking questions, innocence is gone.

To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.

The realization of ignorance is the first act of knowing.

The little I know I owe to my ignorance.

The greatest wisdom is to realize one's lack of it.

It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

There's stuff in this world, everybody pretends they understand. But we don't understand. It's important to listen.

Wisdom is also a deeper consciousness of ignorance.

I am not here only so that the blind might see, but to teach those who thought they could see that they are blind

It is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.

I know nothing, because I know too much, and understand not nearly enough and never will.

You know that you know nothing. Find out that knowledge.