Line by Line - Verse 71, Line 1

To know and yet (think) we do not know is the highest (attainment);
~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~

Knowing ignorance is strength.
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~

To know that you do not know is highest
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~

If you know
what you don't know, you're doing great.
~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~

There are so many factors and variables in this world that it boggles the mind! The entirety of human knowledge BARELY scratches the surface. For every new "fact" we uncover, there are zillions upon zillions more. Half of what we think we know absolutely is ephemeral knowledge, at best.

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