Socrates (in Alcibiades I)

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• Socrates (in Alcibiades I) · Alcibiades I 129a, traditionally attributed to Plato; trans. Benjamin Jowett

  “But whether easy or difficult, Alcibiades, still there is no other way; knowing what we are, we shall know how to take care of ourselves, and if we are ignorant we shall not know.”

  QuoteInsecurity and self-doubtSelf-deception and rationalisation

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  • Epistemic humility and self-honesty

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  • Socratic self-examination