| Finally then I went to the
hand-workers. For I was conscious
that I knew practically nothing, but I
knew I should find that they knew
many fine things. And in this I was not
deceived; they did know what I did
not, and in this way they were wiser
than I. But, men of Athens, the good
artisans also seemed to me to have the
same failing as the poets; because of
practicing his art well, each one thought
he was very wise in the other most
important matters, and this folly of
theirs obscured that wisdom, so that I
asked myself in behalf of the oracle
whether I should prefer to be as I am,
neither wise in their wisdom nor foolish
in their folly, or to be in both respects
as they are. I replied then to myself and
to the oracle that it was better for me to
be as I am. | Student name:
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