Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.

Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.

Be ignorance thy choice, where knowledge leads to woe.

Be ignorance thy choice, where knowledge leads to woe.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

All our ignorance brings us closer to death.

All our ignorance brings us closer to death.

There is no reply to the ignorant like keeping silence

There is no reply to the ignorant like keeping silence

The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than the thousandth part of what read more

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, priests and nobles who will rise up among us if we leave the people in ignorance

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure -- that is all that agnosticism means.

I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure -- that is all that agnosticism means.