“I know my life's a pain and but a span,
I know my sense is mocked with everything;
And to conclude, I know myself a man,
Which is a proud and yet a wretched thing.”
Stanza 45.
Nosce Teipsum (1599)
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English poet, lawyer, and politician, born 1569 1569–1626Related quotes
John Davies (poet) (1569–1626) English poet, lawyer, and politician, born 1569
Stanza 44.
Nosce Teipsum (1599)
“I know that in my public life I fell below the standards that I had set myself…”
Hartley Shawcross, Baron Shawcross (1902–2003) British politician
As quoted in The Times (11 July 2003)
Context: I know that in my public life I fell below the standards that I had set myself... I have seen what is wrong but not done enough to put it right. I have been more critical than correct. I have had opportunities of great positions in the service of the state, but I have put them aside. I know that I have not devoted myself enough to promoting the good of others.
“Every life I start with her, my original sin. I know myself through her.”
Ann Brashares book My Name is Memory
Source: My Name Is Memory
Mark Hunt (1974) New Zealand kickboxer and mixed martial artist
"If I die fighting, that’s fine", in Players Voice (4 July 2017) https://www.playersvoice.com.au/mark-hunt-if-i-die-fighting-thats-fine/#0A07ZKS7jbAZhme6.97.
“I've had an animal all my life, I wouldnt know myself without one!)”
Ben Kowalewicz (1975) musician
From "The Diary of Billy Talent":
“One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom.”
Socrates (-470–-399 BC) classical Greek Athenian philosopher
