[fsckboy]

i find that in general (not always) the smarter people are, the better they understand precisely what you don't know, and what you need to know to understand what they are trying to tell you

it's a bit like the old "the more I know, the more I know I don't know" but with an addition of "the more I know exactly what I know, and exactly what I don't" and it's then applied via theory-of-mind, "the more I know precisely what I can teach you"

[tuxguy]

one related quote i really like is : "it takes a lot of knowledge to realize the extent of your own ignorance" :D