The Sacred Pipe (1953)
Context: It is good to have a reminder of death before us, for it helps us to understand the impermanence of life on this earth, and this understanding may aid us in preparing for our own death. He who is well prepared is he who knows that he is nothing compared with Wakan-Tanka who is everything; then he knows that world which is real.
“He who 'makes' real things is he who knows the secret of making them.”
The Forge and the Crucible (1956).
Context: In virtue of this, the artisan is a connoisseur of secrets, a magician; thus all crafts include some kind off initiation and are handed down by an occult tradition. He who 'makes' real things is he who knows the secret of making them.
“He who knows the world will not be too bashful. He who knows himself will not be impudent.”
The Dignity of Human Nature (1754)
“A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick.”
The Way of Life, According to Laotzu, 1944.
He that knows not what the world is, knows not where he is himself. He that knows not for what he was made, knows not what he is nor what the world is.
VIII, 52
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VIII
“He sleeps well who knows not that he sleeps ill.”
Maxim 77
Sentences, The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave
“He who knows the All but fails to know himself lacks everything.”
67
Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)
“He who knows how to suffer everything can dare everything.”
Qui sait tout souffrir peut tout oser.
Variant: He who knows how to suffer everything can dare everything.
Source: Reflections and Maxims (1746), p. 176.
“He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.”
Source: 1900s, Major Barbara (1905)
