He is a stranger to me, but he is a most remarkable man - and I am the other one. Between us, we cover all knowledge; he knows all that can be known, and I know the rest.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Knowledge is divided between those who know facts and those who understand the unknown.
- In plain terms
- He knows everything known; I know everything else.
- What can you take from it?
- True wisdom includes knowing what cannot be known.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the rest of knowledge?
- Does knowing less matter?
Another view
It is paradoxically ambiguous.
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