Saturday, May 19, 2012

Socrates famous quote in various versions

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 - ν οδα τι οδν οδα 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.”

Socrates famous quote

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
ν οδα τι οδν οδα 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 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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