Indeed he knows not how to know who knows not also how to un-know.

Meaning of the quote

This quote suggests that to truly understand something, you must also be able to let go of what you thought you knew. It's not enough to just learn new information - you also need to be willing to unlearn or forget what you previously believed. This flexibility of mind is important for growth and development, as it allows you to expand your knowledge and see things from new perspectives.

About Richard Burton

Richard Burton was a renowned Welsh actor known for his mellifluous baritone voice and acclaimed Shakespearean performances. Despite being nominated for an Academy Award seven times, he never won, though he received numerous other accolades. Burton also became a top box-office star in the mid-1960s, known for his turbulent relationship with his second wife, Elizabeth Taylor.

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Indeed he knows not how to know who knows not also how to un-know.

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925-1984)

How strange are the tricks of memory, which, often hazy as a dream about the most important events of a man’s life, religiously preserve the merest trifles.

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925-1984)

An actor is something less than a man, while an actress is something more than a woman.

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925-1984)

False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports.

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925-1984)

This diamond has so many carats it’s almost a turnip.

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925-1984)

I might run from her for a thousand years and she is still my baby child. Our love is so furious that we burn each other out.

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925-1984)

The Welsh are all actors. It’s only the bad ones who become professional.

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925-1984)

The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925-1984)

When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn’t know how to play them when I was drunk.

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925-1984)

They lard their lean books with the fat of others work.

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925-1984)

Little islands are all large prisons: one cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow.

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925-1984)

If you’re going to make rubbish, be the best rubbish in it.

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925-1984)

I’ve done the most awful rubbish in order to have somewhere to go in the morning.

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925-1984)

You may be as vicious about me as you please. You will only do me justice.

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925-1984)

A man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles.

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925-1984)

Travelers are like poets. They are mostly an angry race.

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925-1984)