I was interested see the Socrates famous quote in various versions or various languages. We know the quote is “I know one thing, that I know nothing”. It is simplified as “I know that I know nothing”. However, there are various translations of the original ancient Greek word - ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα hèn oîda hóti oudèn oîda. I browsed the internet I found the various translations.
- “As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.”
- “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”
- “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
- “I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.”
- “To know, is to know that you know nothing.”
- “I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.”
- “One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.”
- “True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.”

I was curious to know the quote in various languages, and I have the eagerness to spread the golden quote to all people. Here are most used and influenced languages and the famous phrase. I could not add a few languages as it was hard to get the translation. I hope to update if someone is interested to do the translation.
Ancient Greek | ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα hèn oîda hóti oudèn oîda |
Arabic | وأنا أعلم أنني لا يعرفون شيئا |
Bengali | আমি জানি আমি তেমন কিছু জানেন না |
Bulgarian | Аз знам, че нищо не знам |
Bavarian | I woass, dass i nix woass |
Chinese | 我知道,我什么都不知道 |
Dutch | Ik weet dat ik niets weet |
Finnish | Tiedän, etten tiedä mitään |
French | Je sais que je ne sais rien |
Georgian | არცოდნის ცოდნა |
German | Ich weiß, dass ich nichts weiß |
Hebrew | אני יודע שאני לא יודע דבר |
Hindi | मुझे पता है कि मैं कुछ भी नहीं पता |
Italian | So che non so nulla |
Japanese | 私は何も知らないことを知っている |
Korean | 내가 아는 게 없다는 것을 알고 |
Latin | scio me nihil scire or scio me nescire |
Persian | دانم که ندانم |
Polish | Wiem, że nic nie wiem |
Portuguese | Eu sei que nada sei |
Russian | Я знаю, что ничего не знаю |
Serbian | Знам да ништа не знам |
Spain | Solo sé que no sé nada |
Tamil | எனக்கு எதுவுமே தெரியாது என்பதுதான் எனக்குத் தெரியும் |
Telugu | నాకు తెలుసు నాకు ఏమి తెలియదు |

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