Ignorance Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

14 Ignorance quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Even with just 14 entries, Emerson’s take on ignorance carries his signature depth. He nudges you toward self‑reflection, reminding that the road to wisdom often starts with admitting what we don’t know.

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Fear always springs from ignorance.

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“Evil is ignorance.”

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There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

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Envy is ignorance, Imitation is Suicide.

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“Each is liable to panic, which is, exactly, the terror of ignorance surrendered to the imagination.”

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There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide...

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The terrors of the child are quite reasonable, and add to his loveliness; for his utter ignorance and weakness, and his enchanting…

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Tell them dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, Then beauty is its own excuse for being: Why thou wert there,…

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If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; but he is such an ignorant peacock, that…

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There comes a time in each man's education in which he comes to the conclusion that envy is ignorance, imitation is suicide,…

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When he is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something; ... he learns his ignorance, is cured of the…

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Each is liable to panic, which is exactly, the terror of ignorance surrendered to the imagination. Knowledge is the encourager, knowledge that…

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There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide;…

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It is a mischievous notion that we are come late into nature; that the world was finished a long time ago. As…

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The order of things consents to virtue.

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A child reminds us that playtime is an essential part of our daily routine.

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No man can be criticised but by a greater than he. Do not, then, read the reviews.

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I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

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