Marcus Fabius QuintilianusThere is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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In this quote, Socrates states that people would rather appear to know than be taught. In other words, they want to be seen as being knowledgeable rather than being taught. In fact, they will often go out of their way to have others believe that they have the knowledge they do not.
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