Ignorance Quotes

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

So far as I know, there were no pains taken to preserve secrecy on this subject; that is, I saw no attempt made to keep any of the inmates of the Convent in ignorance of the murder of children.

A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

Ignorance is always afraid of change.

Ignorance is the mother of admiration.

The voice of the intelligence is drowned out by the roar of fear. It is ignored by the voice of desire. It is contradicted by the voice of shame. It is biased by hate and extinguished by anger. Most of all it is silenced by ignorance.

The small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify we give the name of knowledge.

I perceive two things in Scotland of the most fearful omen: ignorance of theological truth, and a readiness to pride themselves in and boast of it.

I happen to have worked with male directors who don't understand women at all. Not at all. I'm flabbergasted by their ignorance.

There are two barriers that often prevent communication between the young and their elders. The first is middle-aged forgetfulness of the fact that they themselves are no longer young. The second is youthful ignorance of the fact that the middle aged are still alive.

I will not expose the ignorance of the faculty.

There is no sin but ignorance.

Ah! destructive Ignorance, what shall be done to chase thee out of the World!

One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won.

The huge problem in our society is the enormous ignorance of the ideas that underlie modern art.

Information can bring you choices and choices bring power - educate yourself about your options and choices. Never remain in the dark of ignorance.

The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.

What I love about the East End is that there's a great perseverance, determination and courage. What I dislike about it is that there is sometimes a celebration of ignorance.

I have been judged to be a pessimist but what abyss of ignorance and low egoism is not hidden in one who thinks that Man is the god of himself and that his future can only be triumphant?

The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of absent pleasures, cause inconstancy.

Uncertainty and fear and ignorance about immigrants, about people who are different, has a history as old as our Nation.

It is harder to conceal ignorance than to acquire knowledge.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

I have never found, in a long experience of politics, that criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance.

To avoid ignorance and bullying, I've had to hide the fact that I'm a troll. You have no idea how much time and money I've spent on electrolysis and hair dye and reconstructive surgery so I can look like this.

Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance.

It is in his knowledge that man has found his greatness and his happiness, the high superiority which he holds over the other animals who inhabit the earth with him, and consequently no ignorance is probably without loss to him, no error without evil.