“Knowing your own ignorance is the first step to enlightenment.”
Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear
Source: The Wise Man's Fear
“The first step in the development of taste is to be willing to to credit your own opinion.”
— Thomas Harris, book Hannibal
Source: Hannibal
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Nec te quaesiveris extra.
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Satire I, line 7.
The Satires