We have heard of a Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. It is said that knowledge is power, and the like.… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
There is a profound hypocrisy - and deep historical ignorance - when Europeans complain about the problems posed by the ethnic and… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
“The Secret Knowledge (absolute knowledge) is not in the attention of this world. But everyone is aware of the knowledge of ignorance… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Learning requires a large dose if humility to offset our built-in arrogance, which is usually supported by deafness and massive ignorance. New… — Robert Funk Copy Share Image
From where Winston stood it was just possible to read, picked out on its white face in elegant lettering, the three slogans… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
The insolence of the vulgar is in proportion to their ignorance. They treat everything with contempt which they do not understand. — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Praise ignorance, for what man has not encountered he has not destroyed. — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
Remember that you are a teacher, you are helping people, making them feel safer, taking them from fear to love, from ignorance… — Stuart Wilde Copy Share Image
In the stock market (as in much of life), the beginning of wisdom is admitting your ignorance. One of the many things… — James K. Glassman Copy Share Image
Not only does the passage of time produce knowledge, it also produces ignorance... As the passage of time removes people with first-hand… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Hard Words Break No Bones; Ignore Insults As They Cannot Physically Harm You, And Will Only Harm You Emotionally If You Let… — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupdity. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Better by far to live in the truth and know it, however bad it may be, than hide yourself away behind ignorance… — Owen Sheers Copy Share Image
Never let ignorance, hate, or negativity stop you from doing what you want. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Pettiness of mind, ignorance and presumption are the cause of stubbornness, because stubborn people only want to believe what they themselves can… — Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Copy Share Image
Don't ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance or my kindness for weakness. Compassion and tolerance are not a… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“If lawmakers in nations today refused to be bribed and be corrupted by some larger-than-life leaders, the people will be less insulted… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
There are about 15 million Muslims in the EU. They face ignorance, insult and even persecution. They cannot be wished away. To… — James Buchan Copy Share Image
No man should so act as to make a gain out of the ignorance of another. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Poverty and ignorance, which beget terror, are not eradicated by firing artillery shells. Borders do not stop rockets, and barbed wire does… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
Every man should study conciseness in speaking; it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches, though they may… — Owen Feltham Copy Share Image
Truth perception and reality can be to hardcore and crazy for some people to handle this is why so many live in… — Christian Vasquez Copy Share Image
“The Red Cross irritated Ugwu; the least they could do was ask Biafrans their preferred foods rather than sending so much bland… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
“If we are not prepared to think for ourselves, and to make the effort to learn how to do this well, we… — Jonathan Lavery William Hughes Katheryn Doran Copy Share Image
It is the illusion of knowledge, not ignorance, that keeps one from growing. — Jerry Uelsmann Copy Share Image
It is impossible to make people understand their ignorance, for it requires knowledge to perceive it; and, therefore, he that can perceive… — Jeremy Taylor Copy Share Image
The central objective in decolonising the African mind is to overthrow the authority which alien traditions exercise over the African. This demands… — Chinweizu Ibekwe Copy Share Image
How strangely is antiquity treated! To answer some purposes it is spoken of as the times of darkness and ignorance, and to… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
“Knowledge of the non-Self (paudgalik-gnan) is called agnan (ignorance). Knowledge of the Self is called atma-gnan (realization of the soul). To attain… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Homine imperito nunquam quidquam injustius. [There is nothing more unfair than an ignoramus.]” — Jean Racine Copy Share Image
Better be unborn than unthoughtful,for ignorance is the root of misfortune... — Jesse Joseph Copy Share Image
Nirvana means to extinguish the burning fires of the Three Poisons: greed, anger, and ignorance. This can be accomplished by letting go… — Shinjo Ito Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is not about becoming divine. Instead it's about becoming more fully human. . . . It is the end of ignorance. — Anonymous Copy Share Image