First come I; my name is Jowett. There's no knowledge but I know it. I am master of this college: What I don't know isn't knowledge.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Beeching asserts that true knowledge begins with acknowledging one's own ignorance.
- In plain terms
- Admitting what you don't know is the start of learning.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace humility to pursue knowledge.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does humility affect learning?
- What steps help recognize unknowns?
Another view
Self‑deception can mask true ignorance.
More from Henry Charles Beeching
Roughly, so to say, you know, I am N-TTL-SH-P or so; You are gated after Hall, That's all. I mean that's nearly all.
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