theunburntbush on Nostr: Pensé: when Socrates said “I know that I know nothing” he taught that true ...

Pensé: when Socrates said “I know that I know nothing” he taught that true wisdom was found in humbly knowing oneself to be a mere student of wisdom.

Wisdom is not a static object that can be obtained, but a dynamic state of being one may enter into. A state of being ever disposed to a further and deeper entry into wisdom.

To be wise then, is to empty oneself of the conceit of being wise already—the conceit of the fool—and to instead know oneself to be no greater than the fool…

This is why wisdom is one of the chief virtues of kings and all leaders of man.
Good leadership requires humility. Humility makes possible wisdom.