Ignorance Quotes

2444 Ignorance quotes by 1417 unique authors

If we humans are good at anything, it’s thinking we’ve got a terrific idea and going for it without acknowledging the potential consequences or our… — David Suzuki
Religions are illogical primitive ignorance. There is nothing as ridiculous and tragic as a religious government. — Leon Trotsky
Fortunately science, like that nature to which it belongs, is neither limited by time nor by space. It belongs to the world, and is of… — Humphry Davy
The past was still a Golden Age, of ignorance, while the present is an Iron Age of willful bliss. — Jared Diamond
My path to wisdom began when I stopped pretending to know things I didn't know. When I explicitly admitted to the limits of my knowledge,… — Tucker Max
Ignorance, hatred and greed are killing nature. — Masanobu Fukuoka
Without feeling abashed by my ignorance, I confess that I am absolutely unable to say. In the absence of an appearance of learning, my answer… — Jean-Henri Fabre
As long as superstition and ignorance prevail, humanity will fall short of eradicating war, poverty, and hunger. — Jacque Fresco
A house built on granite and strong foundations, not even the onslaught of pouring rain, gushing torrents and strong winds will be able to pull… — Haile Selassie
That is the first thing to learn — not to seek. When you seek you are really only window-shopping. The question of whether or not… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Ignorance is the mother of all evils. — Francois Rabelais
Denial of our pattern of failure seems to be a kind of practical atheism or chosen ignorance among many believers and clergy. — Richard Rohr
Hostile armies may face each other for years, striving for the victory which is decided in a single day. This being so, to remain in… — Sun Tzu
The world never leaves one in ignorance or in peace. — Ouida
The two pillars of 'political correctness' are, a) willful ignorance, and b) a steadfast refusal to face the truth. — George MacDonald Fraser
Any fool can see the limits of seeing, but not even the wisest know the limits of knowing. Thus is ignorance rendered invisible, and are… — R. Scott Bakker
Years ago I used to commiserate with all people who suffered. Now I commiserate only with those who suffer in ignorance, who do not understand… — Bill W.
We will not find the solution to problems of violence, alienation, ignorance, and unhappiness in increasing our security, imposing more tests, punishing schools for their… — Nel Noddings
Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player. In the endgame, the most common errors, besides those resulting from ignorance of theory, are… — Pal Benko
Oh, the ignorance of us upon whom Providence did not sufficiently smile to permit us to be born in New England. — Horace Porter
We receive the truths of science by compulsion. Nothing but ignorance is able to resist them. — Chauncey Wright
Ignorance and confidence are constant companions — John McAfee
If you can impress any man with an absorbing conviction of the supreme importance of some moral or religious doctrine; if you can make him… — Henry Thomas Buckle
Democracy is the worst form of government. It is the most inefficient, the most clumsy, the most unpractical.... It reduces wisdom to impotence and secures… — Robert Briffault
Yes, racism looks like hate, but hate is just one manifestation. Privilege is another. Access is another. Ignorance is another. Apathy is another, and so… — Scott Woods

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