Through ignorance of what is good and what is bad, the life of
men is greatly perplexed.
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Through ignorance of what is good and what is bad, the life of
men is greatly perplexed.
[Lat., Ignoratione rerum bonarum et malarum maxime hominum vita
vexatur.]

The greatest ignorance is to reject something you know nothing about

The greatest ignorance is to reject something you know nothing about

It was a childish ignorance,
But now 'tis little joy
To know I'm further off from heaven
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It was a childish ignorance,
But now 'tis little joy
To know I'm further off from heaven
Than when I was a boy.

The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know anything about.

The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know anything about.

There is no reply to the ignorant like keeping silence

There is no reply to the ignorant like keeping silence

But let a man know that there are things to be known, of which he
is ignorant, and it read more

But let a man know that there are things to be known, of which he
is ignorant, and it is so much carved out of his domain of
universal knowledge.

Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.

Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.

Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat.

Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat.

Who ne'er knew salt, or heard the billows roar.

Who ne'er knew salt, or heard the billows roar.