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Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
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.]
Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.
Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.
The sage awakes to light in the night of all creatures. That which the world calls day is the night read more
The sage awakes to light in the night of all creatures. That which the world calls day is the night of ignorance to the wise.
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant
There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant
The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.
The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.
Ignorance is the dominion of absurdity.
Ignorance is the dominion of absurdity.
He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked
He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked
