When you talk to the half-wise, twaddle; when you talk to the ignorant, brag; when you talk to the sagacious, look very… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
The ignorant and the deluded are, I think, in a strange way to be envied. That which is not known of does… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
Wonder [admiratio astonishment, marvel] is a kind of desire for knowledge. The situation arises when one sees an effect and does not… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: "Indeed, an ignorant man who is generous is dearer to God than a worshipper who is miserly." — Muhammad ibn Isa at-Tirmidhi Copy Share Image
The intelligent have a right over the ignorant, namely, the right of instructing them. The right punishment of one out of tune,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Does a man reproach thee for being proud or ill-natured, envious or conceited, ignorant or detracting? Consider with thyself whether his reproaches… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Planning to play: that's what saving for retirement is today - and it is antithetical to the nature of play, fully within… — John Thorn Copy Share Image
The Trump voter isn't just an ignorant white guy in the South that if he were more educated would vote differently. The… — Marc Lamont Hill Copy Share Image
The greatest of fools is he who imposes on himself, and in his greatest concern thinks certainly he knows that which he… — Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury Copy Share Image
To inquisitive minds like yours and mine the reflection that the quantity of human knowledge bears no proportion to the quantity of… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I think sometimes that it is almost a pity to enjoy Italy as much as I do, because the acuteness of my… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
I would venture to affirm that a man cannot attain excellence if he satisfy the ignorant and not those of his own… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The sages are often ignorant of physical science, because they read the wrong book-the book within; and the scientists are too often… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
I am ignorant and impotent and yet, somehow or other, here I am, unhappy, no doubt, profoundly dissatisfied ... In spite of… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
The demand for certainty is one which is natural to man, but is nevertheless an intellectual vice. So long as men are… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The Negro was freed and turned loose as a penniless, landless, naked, ignorant laborer. Ninety-nine per cent were field hands and servants… — W. E. B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
America may be the land of the free, but there are definitely more ignorant people there. Most of the population are semi-retarded. — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
Ignorant people remain ignorant because they have a secret agreement to call one another intelligent. — Vernon Howard Copy Share Image
I think in that context, when a generation of kids is that ignorant of their recent history, it does a good job… — Julien Temple Copy Share Image
Where is the reward of virtue? and what recompense has nature provided for such important sacrifices as those of life and fortune,… — David Hume Copy Share Image
This is our mercury, our lunary, but whosoever thinks of any other water besides this, is ignorant and foolish, never attaining to… — George Ripley Copy Share Image
People don't know. People are ignorant. They feel that if you stutter, then you're slow or whatnot. — Kenyon Martin Copy Share Image
An ignorant man ages like an ox. His flesh may increase, but not his understanding. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image