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> [He who is not aware of his ignorance will be only misled by his knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-whately/he-who-is-not-aware-of-his-ignorance-will-be-only-misled-by-his/)

[Richard Whately](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-whately/)

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> [“The modern ignorance is in people's assumption that they can outsmart their own nature. It is in the arrogance that will believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendell-berry/the-modern-ignorance-is-in-people-s-assumption-that-they-can-outsmart/)

[Wendell Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendell-berry/)

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> [I'm really not a big rereader - I'm too aware of my own ignorance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-hornby/i-m-really-not-a-big-rereader-i-m-too-aware-of-my-own-ignorance/)

[Nick Hornby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-hornby/)

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> [ “\[...\] the less you know, the less you will be aware of your ignorance. The familiar metaphor is that the wider the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-tallis/the-less-you-know-the-less-you-will-be-aware-of-your-ignorance-the/)

[Raymond Tallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-tallis/)

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> [“There is nothing worse than not being aware of your own ignorance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shiva-negi/there-is-nothing-worse-than-not-being-aware-of-your-own-ignorance/)

[Shiva Negi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shiva-negi/)

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