--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: If you know everything, then how could…" description: "\"“If you know everything, then how could you have troubles? You said you can see through to the answers to everything. Even though you can see through e..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/948/aki-68572_iris_if-you-know-everything-then-how-could-yo_1791159.jpg" --- # If you know everything, then how could you have troubles?… ![“If you know everything, then how could you have troubles? You said you can see through to the answers to everything. Even though you can see through everything, there are still things you don't know? I found that to be so strange... Perhaps you can't really see through everything?” quote by Aki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/948/aki-68572_iris_if-you-know-everything-then-how-could-yo_1791159.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/948/aki-68572_iris_if-you-know-everything-then-how-could-yo_1791159.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/948/aki-68572_iris_if-you-know-everything-then-how-could-yo_1791159.jpg) > ““If you know everything, then how could you have troubles? You said you can see through to the answers to everything. Even though you can see through everything, there are still things you don't know? I found that to be so strange... Perhaps you can't really see through everything?”” Aki ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker questions whether total knowledge eliminates problems, noting that unknowns persist despite apparent omniscience. **In simple terms:** Knowing everything doesn’t solve all mysteries. Key Takeaway Accept that some things remain unknowable. Themes knowledge certainty humility Mood curious reflective Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - philosophical debates - scientific research - personal introspection Key Concepts Epistemology paradox limits of perception Questions to Reflect On - What do you think truly cannot be known? - How does uncertainty shape your decisions? A Different Perspective It may overstate the impossibility of complete understanding. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Iris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/iris/) [Manga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/manga/) ## Related quotes > [“God does not lie.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aki/god-does-not-lie/) Aki > [“The world is constructed of pairs. The sky overhead and the depths of the earth. 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So it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candice-patton/for-me-iris-west-was-traditionally-white-in-the-comic-books-so-you/) [Candice Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candice-patton/) > [“They all turned to the dark-haired woman standing quietly to the side and slightly behind Aunt Charlotte. She was, in a word, gorgeous. 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Rainbows always stand for hope. - Iris, Rainbow Goddess”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/don-t-lose-hope-frank-rainbows-always-stand-for-hope-iris-rainbow/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [“My lifesaver has always been the hazel iris of your soul. It never fails. When the world plunges me deep into the darkness, one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leanne-mechelle/my-lifesaver-has-always-been-the-hazel-iris-of-your-soul-it-never/) LeAnne Mechelle > [“But life doesn't turn out the way you expect. Ever. - Iris from What Comes After”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-watkins/but-life-doesn-t-turn-out-the-way-you-expect-ever-iris-from-what/) Steve Watkins > [This is a portrait of Iris Clert if I say so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-rauschenberg/this-is-a-portrait-of-iris-clert-if-i-say-so/) [Robert Rauschenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-rauschenberg/) > [“Rainbows always stand for hope. -Iris”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/rainbows-always-stand-for-hope-iris/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Browse all 27 Iris quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/iris/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If you know everything, then how could you have troubles? You said you can see through to the answers to everything. Even though you can see through everything, there are still things you don't know? I found that to be so strange... 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