Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.

There is nothing more frightful than an active ignorance.
[Ger., Es ist nichts schrecklicher als eine thatige
Unwissenheit.]

There is nothing more frightful than an active ignorance.
[Ger., Es ist nichts schrecklicher als eine thatige
Unwissenheit.]

There is no darkness but ignorance.

There is no darkness but ignorance.

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.]

Ignorance, madam, pure ignorance.

Ignorance, madam, pure ignorance.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

Who ne'er knew salt, or heard the billows roar.

Who ne'er knew salt, or heard the billows roar.

The truest characters of ignorance
Are vanity, and pride, and annoyance.

The truest characters of ignorance
Are vanity, and pride, and annoyance.

By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn

By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn