Branches Quote by Anthony Marais

“True novelty is that which does not grow old, despite the passage of time.”

— Muriel Barbery

Only the stupefying ignorance of young women prevents them from comprehending the stupefying emptiness of the men who cluster round them.

— Richard Brookhiser

“To Socrates, an individual’s actions were directly related to his intelligence and ignorance. He believed people should develop their self, rather than concentrate on…

— Paul Kleinman

Nothing limits intelligence more than ignorance; nothing fosters ignorance more than one's own opinions; nothing strengthens opinions more than refusing to look at reality.

— Sheri S. Tepper

“Consciousness over Color, Intelligence over Ignorance”

— johnjwillard

In the clashes between ignorance and intelligence, ignorance is generally the aggressor.

— Paul Harris

“It is not intelligence but ignorance and insecurity that causes arrogance and other delusions of superiority.”

— Arne Klingenberg

That's through intelligence, not through ignorance, believe me. Because some of the things that they're asking you to do [in the Army] and be…

— Donald Trump

At length weariness succeeds to labor, and the mind lies at ease in the contemplation of her own attainments without any desire of new…

— Samuel Johnson

Monotony and repetition are characteristic of many parts of life, but these do not become sources of conscious discomfort until novelty and entertainment are…

— Mary Catherine Bateson

Survival prospects are poor for an animal that is not suspicious of novelty.

— Daniel Kahneman

“In these days of faith-cures, and hypnotism, and telepathy, and subliminalities – why, the simple old world grows very confusing. But rarely, very rarely novel.”

— Walter de la Mare