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What is the meaning of this Shakespeare quote A fool thinks himself to be wise but a wise man knows himself to be a fool?
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∙ 10y ago
Touchstone in As You Like It says that it is an old saying, "'The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool." The meaning is that everyone is pretty foolish, and only someone who is extremely foolish thinks otherwise. A similar saying is attributed to the philosopher Socrates.
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∙ 12y agoThis quote, which is in its entirety "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool," is attributed to the playwright William Shakespeare. This quote means that a man who is wise understands that he does not know all there is to know. The wisest man realizes that it is foolish to consider himself all-knowing.
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∙ 14y agoAs You Like It, Act 5, Scene 1. It is in an exchange between Touchstone, Audrey and William.
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