Dull Quote by Jiddu Krishnamurti

Dullness is the coming of age of seriousness.

— Oscar Wilde

There is an incessant influx of novelty into the world, and yet we tolerate incredible dullness.

— Henry David Thoreau

“Mere knowledge of human psychology would in itself infallibly make us despondent if we were not cheered and kept alert by the satisfaction of…

— Thomas Mann

Familiarity so dulls the edge of perception as to make us least acquainted with things forming part of our daily life.

— Julia Ward Howe

Knowledge is pain and that is why it hurts to know

— Drake

“painful knowledge is better than blissful ignorance”

— Sheryl Sandberg

One of the most painful circumstances of recent advances in science is that each one makes us know less than we thought we did

— Bertrand Russell

“One of the surprising discoveries of modern psychology is how easy it is to be ignorant of your own ignorance.”

— Daniel C. Dennett

It might seem that this knowledge is cold, devoid of emotion, empty. This is another illusion.

— Frederick Lenz

“Knowledge guides emotion more than emotion distorts knowledge.”

— Alison Gopnik

More appealing than knowledge itself is the feeling of knowledge.

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes.

— Peter Drucker