What is most of our boasted so-called knowledge but a conceit that we know something, which robs us of the advantage of our actual ignorance?
Henry David ThoreauWhich is the best man to deal with,-he who knows nothing about a subject, and, what is extremely rare, knows that he knows nothing, or he who really knows something about it, but thinks that he knows all?
Henry David Thoreauwe are too busy listening to our thoughts that we don't hear the wonderful sounds surrounding us...
Alina RadoiTags: inspirational philosophy spiritual ignorance sounds mindfulness deep listen listen-to-your-heart
Scientific knowledge scarcely exists amongst the higher classes of society. The discussion in the Houses of Lords or of Commons, which arise on the occurrence of any subjects connected with science, sufficiently prove this fact…
Charles BabbageTags: science politics knowledge literacy ignorance scientific-literacy scientific-knowledge
The Ladies of the Sacred Heart hung a thousand veils between their little charges and reality. Thérèse despised them for confounding virtue with ignorance.
François MauriacI feel that some people have a hard time with the truths around us, not only the sexual abuse by priests, but all bad things. I call it chosen ignorance. This modified form of ignorance is found in people who, if confronted with certain truths realize that they have to accept them and thereby acknowledge evil, and that scares them. Opening up and letting the truth in might knock them off their perceived center. It is too hard, period.
Charles L. Bailey Jr.Tags: fear truth evil ignorance society-denial abuse snap pedophile clergy-abuse priest-abuse abuse-enablers chosen-ignorance
Ignorance is Illiteracy.
Manzoor EhteshamMan will destroy what man fears!
Nadina BounTags: human-nature ignorance general
I’m tired of ignorance held up as inspiration, where vicious anti-intellectualism is considered a positive trait, and where uninformed opinion is displayed as fact.
Philip PlaitTags: humor inspiration funny opinion ignorance facts intellectualism anti-intellectualism uninformed uninformed-opinion
It's possible to remain long in the state of deprivation if you are not aware you can escape it. Knowing what exists and who you are is enough to inform you to make ideal choices.
Israelmore AyivorTags: knowledge choice ignorance choices food-for-thought ideal ignore enough aware know possible choose deprivation deprive israelmore-ayivor choose-to-live-life ecape inform-exist make-a-choice
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