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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 circle of our knowledge, the greater its contact with the unknown, and the more oppressive our feeling of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-tallis/the-less-you-know-the-less-you-will-be-aware-of-your-ignorance-the/)

Raymond Tallis

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## More by Raymond Tallis

> [“Let us begin by giving all proper respect to what neuroscience can tell us about ourselves: it reveals some of the most important conditions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-tallis/let-us-begin-by-giving-all-proper-respect-to-what-neuroscience-can/)

Raymond Tallis

> [“The most extensive and sustained exploration of the world, and the mightiest monument of collective wondering, is, of course, science. Richard Dawkins speaks of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-tallis/the-most-extensive-and-sustained-exploration-of-the-world-and-the/)

Raymond Tallis

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

Raymond Tallis

> [Scientific medicine is one of the greatest triumphs of humankind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-tallis/scientific-medicine-is-one-of-the-greatest-triumphs-of-humankind/)

Raymond Tallis

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