• “(He is one) with a heart informed about these things of which one is otherwise ignorant; farseeing when he goes deep into a problem; consistently moderate in action; profoundly versed in the ancient writings; skilled in unraveling complicated issues; genuinely wise; one who has educated his own heart…who stays awake at night, seeking ways to truth; who daily surpasses the eve’s accomplishments; one wiser than the wise; self-taught in the ways of wisdom; who seeks advice, and so behaves that his advice is sought.”
      – Inscription of a I2th Dynasty scribe. Antef
      Obenga, T. O. (2004). African Philosophy: The Pharaonic period, 2780-330 B.C. Popenguine, Senegal: Per Ankh., pp. 586-587