The greatest wisdom is to know oneself.
Empiricism, scientific method
Essays, Of Self-Knowledge (often attributed, but not directly found in 'Essays')
1625 (approx)
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"For the mind of man is far more disposed to affirm than to deny."
Strange & Unusual"Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes."
Shocking"The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall: but in charity there is no excess; neither can angel or man come in danger by it."
Strange & Unusual"It is a miserable thing to have a man's destiny depend upon the breath of another man."
Humorous"The greatest advantage of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it."
Shocking