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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.
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.
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds
Through ignorance of what is good and what is bad, the life of
men is greatly perplexed.
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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.]
It takes a lot of things to prove you are smart, but only one thing to prove you are ignorant.
It takes a lot of things to prove you are smart, but only one thing to prove you are ignorant.
If ignorance is bliss, there should be more happy people.
If ignorance is bliss, there should be more happy people.
The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know anything about.
The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know anything about.
One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.
One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
