Ignorance is not bliss - it is oblivion

Ignorance is not bliss - it is oblivion

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.

It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder.

It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder.

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.

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities.

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities.

A man may live long, and die at last in ignorance of many truths,
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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.

The sage awakes to light in the night of all creatures. That which the world calls day is the night read more

The sage awakes to light in the night of all creatures. That which the world calls day is the night of ignorance to the wise.

Gross ignorance: 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.

Gross ignorance: 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.