Tao Te Ching

“Behold the world fresh—as it is, on its own terms—through the eyes of a beginner. To know that you do not know and to be willing to admit the you do not know without sheepishly apologizing is a real strength, and sets the stage for learning and progress in any endeavor.”

— Epictetus Ἐπίκτητος 55 – 135 CE via Sharon Labell
from Discourses of Epictetus, Ἐπικτήτου διατριβαί