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You read of but one wise man, and all that he knew was—that he knew nothing.
You read of but one wise man, and all that he knew was—that he knew nothing.
Approximate author period: c. 1699 AD · renaissance
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- Author or tradition
- William Congreve
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- Approximate author period: c. 1699 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint (1670–1729)
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- Pearls of Thought (1881) (1881 AD)
Page 277 · printed citation: Congreve · subject: Wisdom
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