Ignorance Quote by Noah Levine

“The truth is, going against the internal stream of ignorance is way more rebellious than trying to start some sort of cultural revolution.” quote by Noah Levine — Download Open image

“The truth is, going against the internal stream of ignorance is way more rebellious than trying to start some sort of cultural revolution.”

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Ignorance is not bliss — it is oblivion. Determined ignorance is the hastiest kind of oblivion.

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“If knowledge does not liberate the self from the self, then ignorance is better than such knowledge.”

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You are senile old fool, and because of your impudence, I cannot fathom how you still live!

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