"To know that we know what we know;"Translation exercise;All levels;Spanish/English.

Question

Saber que sabemos lo que sabemos,

y que no sabemos que sabemos , que es el verdadero conocimiento.

To know that we know what we know,

and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.

David Thoreau , or Copernicus or Confucius Yo no sé

Please correct my sentence Yo sé que es un desastre

This will take some working out ,only attempt when sober,

but then, maybe it would be better attempted when inebriated

Simple knowledgable but knowing ,nudge nudge wink wink sentences

Great post mate, I looked for the quotation in the Google and it seems it is a citation of Copernicus - porcupine7, Dec 8, 2014

You are correct , but the two others are listed also , ¿Quien sabe? - ray76, Dec 8, 2014

Erase that "para" it is just the infinitive of "saber" - chileno, Dec 8, 2014

Thank you chileno , how have you been mate ? - ray76, Dec 8, 2014

Fine thanks. I hope you are OK too. - chileno, Dec 8, 2014

Answer 1

When I think about it, considering all there is to know, I don't know much of anything.

Cuando pienso en ello, considerando todo hay que saber, no sé mucho de nada.

Join the club Sandy :) - ian-hill, Dec 8, 2014

But what you do know is put to good effect . - ray76, Dec 8, 2014

Hey, I thought I founded the club, jejejejej - sanlee, Dec 8, 2014

Answer 2

Knowledge is like the air you blow into a balloon, the more it expands and touches the unknown knowledge outside the balloon the more you know we will never know everything.

El conocimiento es como el aire que sopla en un globo, más se expande y toca el conocimiento desconocido fuera del globo cuanto más sepa nunca lo sabremos todo.

Or want to i'll be bound. - ray76, Dec 8, 2014

Answer 3

The more I learn the dumber I feel.

Cuanto más aprendo la más tanta me siento.

I am ahead of you mate ; I have always felt dumb , and proving it has been dead easy. - ray76, Dec 8, 2014

Lol. Ray I raise my glass ( I'll get one later, this evening) - annierats, Dec 8, 2014

Answer 4

Me parece que no tenemos demasiado conocimiento, pero es mejor si conocemos que qué es lo que no conocemos.

It seems to me that we don't have too much knowledge, but it is better if we know that what is what we do not know.

You have covered it very well mate , I can always rely on you , thanks - ray76, Dec 8, 2014

Hi Porcu, a suggestion: It seems to me that we don't have too much knowledge, but it is better if we know what we do not know. - sanlee, Dec 8, 2014

Porcu, a brilliant graph. - annierats, Dec 8, 2014

Thanks Sanlee and Annie - porcupine7, Dec 8, 2014

Yes it looks great Porcu. - sanlee, Dec 8, 2014

Answer 5

To know that we know what we know,

and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.

Here goes, I'm also sober so it could possibly be improved by a glass of wine:

Conocer lo que sabemos y entender que no sepamos lo que no sepamos , este es la verdadera sabidura.

:) - sanlee, Dec 8, 2014

No sé, Sanlee, no sé nada de nada.. - annierats, Dec 8, 2014

Answer 6

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. ~Confucius

Conocimiento real es saber la magnitud de la ignorancia. ~Confucius

:) - sanlee, Dec 8, 2014