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I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone read more
We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders.
The living man who does not learn, is dark, dark, like one
walking in the night.
The living man who does not learn, is dark, dark, like one
walking in the night.
Be ignorance thy choice, where knowledge leads to woe.
Be ignorance thy choice, where knowledge leads to woe.
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.]
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Gross ignorance: 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.
Gross ignorance: 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.
Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument is an exchange of ignorance
Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument is an exchange of ignorance
A man may live long, and die at last in ignorance of many truths,
which his mind was capable read more
A man may live long, and die at last in ignorance of many truths,
which his mind was capable of knowing, and that with certainty.