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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.
Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument is an exchange of ignorance
Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument is an exchange of ignorance
Who ne'er knew salt, or heard the billows roar.
Who ne'er knew salt, or heard the billows roar.
Often the cock-loft is empty, in those whom nature hath built
many stories high.
Often the cock-loft is empty, in those whom nature hath built
many stories high.
In extraordinary events ignorance of their causes produces
astonishment.
[Lat., Causarum ignoratio in re nova mirationem facit.]
In extraordinary events ignorance of their causes produces
astonishment.
[Lat., Causarum ignoratio in re nova mirationem facit.]
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
The greatest ignorance is to reject something you know nothing about
The greatest ignorance is to reject something you know nothing about
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
Mr. Kremlin himself was distinguished for ignorance, for he had
only one idea, and that was wrong.
Mr. Kremlin himself was distinguished for ignorance, for he had
only one idea, and that was wrong.
