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.]

Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.

Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.

If ignorance is bliss, there should be more happy people.

If ignorance is bliss, there should be more happy people.

There is only one evil: ignorance.

There is only one evil: ignorance.

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.

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.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.

The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.

There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance

There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance