Ignorance Quotes

2444 Ignorance quotes by 1417 unique authors

Space is as infinite as we can imagine, and expanding this perspective is what adjusts humankinds focus on conquering our true enemies, the formidable foes:… — Vanna Bonta
My ignorance of science is such that if anyone mentioned copper nitrate I should think he was talking about policemen's overtime. — Unknown Author
A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit. — Jean de la Bruyere
The whole family of pride and ignorance are incestuous, and mutually beget each other — Charles Caleb Colton
If ignorance were bliss, he'd be a blister — Blaise Pascal
I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance — Oscar Wilde
A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman. — Samuel Johnson
From ignorance our comfort flows, the only wretched are the wise — Samuel Johnson
The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than the thousandth part of what will be paid to kings,… — Thomas Jefferson
Books are the true means of acquiring talent. If one does not read one remains ignorant, and ignorance can never produce true painters. — Unknown Author
The average man has a carefully cultivated ignorance about household matters - from what to do with the crumbs to the grocer's telephone number -… — Crystal Eastman
The slave labors, but with no cheer-it is not the road to respectability, it will honor him with no citizens' trust, it brings no bread… — Henry Ward Beecher
Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.... The subjection of individuals will increase amongst… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Our senses through ignorance of Reality, falsely tell us that what appears to be, is. FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real — Plutarch
Without [hope and] confidence in a cause, there is no action. Ignorance may be enlightened, superstition wiped out; intolerance may become tolerant, and hate be… — Klas Pontus Arnoldson
A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance. [The ability to focus on positives and distract your mind from negatives for… — Anatole France
Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. The ordinary person today lives better than a king did a century ago but… — Gustave Flaubert
At my back I hear the word-"homosexual"-and it seems to split my world in two.... It is ignorance, our ignorance of one another, that creates… — John Cheever
Book - Learning : The dunce's derisive term for all knowledge that transcends his own impertinent ignorance. — Ambrose Bierce
To remove ignorance is an important branch of benevolence. — Ann Plato
It is the illusion of knowledge, not ignorance, that keeps one from growing. — Jerry Uelsmann
A life in Christ is a life of restfulness. There may be no ecstasy of feeling, but there should be an abiding peaceful trust. Your… — Ellen G. White
It is a press, certainly, but a press from which shall flow in inexhaustible streamsThrough it, God will spread His Word. A spring of truth… — Johannes Gutenberg
Knowledge that takes you, not beyond yourself is far worse than ignorance. — Elif Safak
Knowledge is lost without putting it into practice; a man is lost due to ignorance; an army is lost without a commander; and a woman… — Chanakya

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