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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.]
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.
Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
Fear always springs from ignorance
Fear always springs from ignorance
Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.
Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.
There is only one evil: ignorance.
There is only one evil: ignorance.
There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance
There is only one good, knowledge, and 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.