“We realize we know only a little.” (Page 164, Big Book)
Sometimes this line is used to discount the contents of the Book.
The logic runs something like this:
‘Because these fellows know only a little, one cannot trust a thing they say.’
The truth is, they know rather a lot, but they have the humility to recognise that full reality is far greater than any lifetime can apprehend or mind can grasp.
One should take care not to mistake humility for simpleness or bragging for sophistication.
The humble are usually in better contact with reality.