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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.]
The learned man knows that he is ignorant.
The learned man knows that he is ignorant.
. . where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.
. . where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.
For "ignorance is the mother of devotion," as all the world
knows.
For "ignorance is the mother of devotion," as all the world
knows.
And his best riches, ignorance of wealth.
And his best riches, ignorance of wealth.
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds
Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star
Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star
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.