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.

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.]

Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to read more

Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.

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.

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

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

I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too.

I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too.

If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance.

If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance.

To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today

To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today

Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.

Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.