You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Through ignorance of what is good and what is bad, the life of
men is greatly perplexed.
[Lat., read more
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.]
There is no darkness but ignorance.
There is no darkness but ignorance.
For "ignorance is the mother of devotion," as all the world
knows.
For "ignorance is the mother of devotion," as all the world
knows.
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.
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.
I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know
I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know
The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
There is only one evil: ignorance.
There is only one evil: ignorance.
Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.
Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.