Multiple choice general knowledge

In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.

  1. Alfred Lord Tennyson

  2. Walter Lippmann

  3. Lord Chesterfield

  4. Aeschylus
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Explanation

Lord Chesterfield's quote contrasts the pursuit of wisdom (which is wise) with the arrogance of claiming to have attained it (which makes one foolish). The other listed figures (Tennyson, Lippmann, Aeschylus) are not the source of this quote.

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