But perhaps there are in us forces other than mind and heart, other even than the senses - mysterious forces which take hold of us in the moments when the others are asleep; and perhaps it was such forces that Melchior had found in the depths of those pale eyes which had looked at him so timidly one evening when he had accosted the girl on the bank of the river, and had sat down beside her in the reeds - without knowing why - and had given her his hand.
Romain RollandTags: wisdom knowledge ignorance mysteries problems
Dans 1984, les livres sont plus ou moins interdits. Aujourd'hui le problème est réglé, pas la peine de les interdire: les gens n'ont plus vraiment envie de lire, de toute façon, ils savent de moins en moins lire, même le journal. ("La violence des casseroles", http://www.lapresse.ca/debats/chroniq...)
Pierre FogliaTags: ignorance lecture illétrisme littérature livres
I died last night. Seventy years too young.
Colin ThompsonTags: truth ignorance poverty starvation famine global dust niger early-death
Constantly exposing yourself to popular culture and the mass media will ultimately shape your reality tunnel in ways that are not necessarily conducive to achieving your Soul Purpose and Life Calling. Modern society has generally ‘lost the plot’. Slavishly following its false gods and idols makes no sense in a spiritually aware life.
Anthon St. MaartenTags: society cynicism ignorance skepticism materialism public-opinion modern-society mass-media popular-culture idols superficiality false-belief disinformation misinformation society-s-increasing-stupidity negativity media-bias life-purpose reality-creation negative-attitude negative-people soul-purpose false-gods life-calling reality-tunnel
... in a cycle as old as tribalism, ignorance of the Other engenders fear; fear engenders hatred; hatred engenders violence; violence engenders further violence until the only "rights", the only law, are whatever is willed by the most powerful.
David MitchellTags: fear power hatred ignorance violence
The burden of knowledge is lighter than the joy of ignorance.
Ogwo David EmenikeTags: motivational inspirational knowledge ignorance
I look around and see that many — not all, but many — problems we've got could be solved if our culture simply fostered the habit of reading. Reading books of science, philosophy, history. Reading literature of quality, the sort that touches us because of a more profound reason, such as, for instance, because it's got something to say beyond all the futilities and trifles of life, even while depicting the ordinary in life, at the same time that it says it with style, in a unique, admirable manner. An original one.
We are not a county of readers, notwithstanding. We are the country of football turned into a cult, of guile being ranked high as a cardinal virtue, of Carnival made for exportation. A country where there are more letters in political party acronyms than in all many of our politicians have written in a lifetime. A country where ethics has become a joke theme. Where democracy is but a ridiculous puppet theatre.
Yes, I look around and see that many problems could be solved if we had the habit of reading. But I am not even sure whether there is someone reading these words.
Tags: reading knowledge literature ignorance
Perception is blind to the knowledge that you cannot understand.
Lionel SuggsTags: perception ignorance
The reason God exists is because ignorance is bliss, and God is true bliss.
Lionel SuggsIgnorance is one of the best defense available. Distraction is a remedy.
Maulik DoshiTags: ignorance distraction defense
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