Painterly compass beside a narrow glowing doorway in a dark freestanding wall.

Original artwork, not a still

Robert Jordan

You can never know everything, and part of what you know is always wrong. Perhaps even the most important part. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Incomplete knowledge is unavoidable, and even important beliefs may be mistaken. Wisdom begins by admitting that limit; courage is needed to continue acting within it. The statement joins humility with movement, refusing both the comfort of perfect certainty and the paralysis that uncertainty might otherwise produce.

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