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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
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 is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder.
It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder.
The opposite of love is not hate, the opposite of love is ignorance.
The opposite of love is not hate, the opposite of love is ignorance.
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds
Most ignorance is vincible ignorance. We don't know because we don't want to know.
Most ignorance is vincible ignorance. We don't know because we don't want to know.
The living man who does not learn, is dark, dark, like one
walking in the night.
The living man who does not learn, is dark, dark, like one
walking in the night.
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 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.
