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Ignorance is not bliss - it is oblivion
Ignorance is not bliss - it is oblivion
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.
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a read more
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.
Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.
Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.
Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star
Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star
Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is
worth more.
[Fr., Rien n'est si read more
Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is
worth more.
[Fr., Rien n'est si dangereux qu'un ignorant ami;
Mieux vaudrait un sage ennemi.]
Prejudice is the child of ignorance.
Prejudice is the child of ignorance.
To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.
To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.
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.
