Variant: To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Realizing you lack knowledge is a major step toward learning it.
- In plain terms
- Knowing you are ignorant helps you learn.
- What can you take from it?
- Acknowledge ignorance to start learning.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you know you are ignorant of?
- How do you handle not knowing?
Another view
Some may hide ignorance to save face.
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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
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