“As we gain information we are more likely to focus on what we don't know :" Someone who knows the state capitals of 17 of 50 states may be proud of her knowledge. But someone who knows 47 may think of herself as not knowing 3 capitals”

“We don't know if capital punishment is a deterrent, but we know that men we execute will not murder again.”

“Until we have seen someone's darkness, we don't really know who they are. Until we have forgiven someone's darkness, we don't really know what love is.”

“It is a great advantage for us to be able to consult someone who knows us, so that we may learn to know ourselves.”

“In the world we live in, what we know and what we don't know are like Siamese twins, inseparable, existing in a state of confusion.”

“We may know ourselves, and yet even with all the efforts we make, we do not know ourselves. We know our fellowman, and yet we do not know him, because we are not a thing, and our fellowman is not a thing. The further we reach into the depths of our being, on someone else's being, the more the goal of knowledge eludes us.”