Ignorance Quotes

2444 Ignorance quotes by 1417 unique authors

The truth is perilous never to the true, Nor knowledge to the wise; and to the fool, And to the false, error and truth alike,… — Philip James Bailey
The good Lord set definite limits on man's wisdom, but set no limits on his stupidity. — Konrad Adenauer
An illusion of depth often occurs if a blockhead is a muddlehead at the same time — Karl Kraus
The empty vessel giveth a greater sound than the full barrel. — John Lyly
Ignorance is less remote from the truth than prejudice. — Denis Diderot
Ignorance breeds fear; the more you learn about your subject, the less fear it holds for you. — Brian Tracy
And capital punishment, however ineffective it may be and through whatever ignorance it may be resorted to, is a strictly defensive act, - at least… — Benjamin Tucker
Open the gates of wisdom, tear the veil of ignorance, enter the abode of Divine Bliss. Rest in peace forever. — Sathya Sai Baba
Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity. — Ramakrishna
Truth can be outraged by silence quite as cruelly as by speech. — Amelia Barr
Knowing ourselves, we are beautiful; in self-ignorance, we are ugly. — Plotinus
On the country has gathered the idea of a natural way of life: of peace, innocence, and simple virtue. On the city has gathered the… — Raymond Williams
So long as we think dugout canoes are the only possibility-all that is real or can be real-we will never see the ship, we will… — Sonia Johnson
I always thought my questions were wrong questions because no one else asked them. Maybe no one thought of them. Maybe darkness got there first.… — Elizabeth Moon
Concerning all acts of initiative there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely… — Steven Pressfield
Tis the ignorant who boast. — Elisabeth of Wied
Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear. — Chanakya
See what you can do with your daring with color and your ignorance mixed with it. — Charles Webster Hawthorne
It is the incompetent and the neglected artist who charges the public with ignorance, stupidity, and indifference. He raves loudly, but he is incomprehensible, even… — Walter J. Phillips
What makes a good pinch hitter? I wish the hell I knew. — Bobby Murcer
When you want to organize knowledge. you will be careful to base the classification upon essential qualities. You will thus derive classes in which the… — Barrows Dunham
I like to think of my best moment on the job as quiet victories. Victories over what? Over the "system", over the various bureaucracies not… — Paul Lester Wiener
Poverty has many roots, but the tap root is ignorance. — Lyndon B. Johnson
Profound ignorance makes a man dogmatic. The man who knows nothing thinks he is teaching others what he has just learned himself; the man who… — Jean de la Bruyere
Ignorance is always afraid of change. — Jawaharlal Nehru

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