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.

Ignorance is not bliss - it is oblivion

Ignorance is not bliss - it is oblivion

A man may live long, and die at last in ignorance of many truths,
which his mind was capable read more

A man may live long, and die at last in ignorance of many truths,
which his mind was capable of knowing, and that with certainty.

His ignorance is encyclopedic.

His ignorance is encyclopedic.

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

. . where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.

. . where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.

The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.

The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.

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.

By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn

By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn