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Fri 20 May, 2005 03:05 am
Hi!
Does anyone know the original Greek wording os Socrates' famous saying, "I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance" (some people quote "All I know is that I know nothing", "I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing", or some other variation on the same subject).
Thanks.
You could find it but that wouldbe in Greek now wouldn"t it.
The exact translation is:
"I know one thing, that I know nothing."
For original Greek text (remember to configure display for Greek alphabet) search this site:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0211&layout=&loc=Apol.%201&query=text%3D%233
P.P.S.... yet more links to ancient Greek texts posted here:
http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=29685&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=f3b24e2bb34994ed0fdbae2e5e53b54a
Algis - will be off the net for quite a while, so if you can read ancient Greek pls help this poster; all the relevant links are included in the threads
Please tell me this is not for a tatoo.
TTF
Έν οίδα ότι ουδέν οίδα
Hen oida hoti ouden oida
"I know that I know nothing"
And nothing is what I know well ?
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