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> [For your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dryden/for-your-ignorance-is-the-mother-of-your-devotion-to-me/)

[John Dryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dryden/)

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> [Ignorance is the mother of devotion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/ignorance-is-the-mother-of-devotion/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Ignorance is the mother of all evils.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-rabelais/ignorance-is-the-mother-of-all-evils/)

[Francois Rabelais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-rabelais/)

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> [Ignorance is the mother of research.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-j-peter/ignorance-is-the-mother-of-research/)

[Laurence J. Peter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-j-peter/)

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> [Ignorance is the mother of admiration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-chapman/ignorance-is-the-mother-of-admiration/)

[George Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-chapman/)

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> [Ignorance is the Mother not of Devotion, but of Heresy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cotton-mather/ignorance-is-the-mother-not-of-devotion-but-of-heresy/)

[Cotton Mather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cotton-mather/)

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> [Ignorance is the mother of suspicion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rounseville-alger/ignorance-is-the-mother-of-suspicion/)

[William Rounseville Alger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-rounseville-alger/)

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> [Ignorance is the mother of presumption](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-de-gournay/ignorance-is-the-mother-of-presumption/)

[Marie de Gournay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-de-gournay/)

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> [Many infidels have maintained that Ignorance is the mother of Devotion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-boswell/many-infidels-have-maintained-that-ignorance-is-the-mother-of-devotion/)

[James Boswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-boswell/)

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> [“Being ignorant is truly bliss compared to being misinformed, especially if you’re aware of the depths of your own ignorance. As Mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-m-stirling/being-ignorant-is-truly-bliss-compared-to-being-misinformed/)

[S.M. Stirling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-m-stirling/)

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> [“Ignorance is the mother of all the evil and all the misery we see. Let men have light, let them be pure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/ignorance-is-the-mother-of-all-the-evil-and-all-the-misery-we-see-let/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

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> [“Ignorance is the mother of fear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-homes/ignorance-is-the-mother-of-fear/)

[Harry Homes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-homes/)

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