# Wisdom quote **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 31, 2001, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-quote/79077 "2001-08-31T05:04:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kelvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Kelvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelvin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-quote/79077/1 "2001-08-31T05:04:43Z")
One of my absolutely favourite quotes is, “A fool thinks he’s wise while a wise man know’s he’s a fool.” (it may not be an _exact_ quote) The problem is I forget who said it! I’ve really wanted to know who said it for a while. The closest I’ve been able to find is “A wise man never knows all, only fools know everything – African Proverb” which although close, isn’t what I’m looking for. Anyone know? ---
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-quote/79077/2 "2001-08-31T05:42:51Z")
“The fool doth think himself wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” William Shakespeare ---
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-quote/79077/3 "2001-08-31T05:43:52Z")
Ever heard of him? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kelvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Kelvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelvin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-quote/79077/4 "2001-08-31T06:39:40Z")
Thanks. The name’s kind of obscure but I’ll write it down so I don’t forget 😉