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Ignorance

«There is no means by which men so powerfully elude their ignorance, disguise it from themselves and from others as by words»
Author: Gamaliel Bradford | About: Ignorance | Keywords: disguise, elude, powerfully
«The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans was not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.»
«There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance»
Author: Socrates (Philosopher) | About: Evil, Ignorance | Keywords: And One
«The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism»
Author: William Osler (Physician) | About: Ignorance | Keywords: dogmatism
«The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.»
«The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.»
«The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.»
Author: Confucius | About: Ignorance | Keywords: apply, confess, confessing, essence
«The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds»
«There is no reply to the ignorant like keeping silence»
Author: Proverb | About: Ignorance, Silence | Keywords: ignorant, in reply, keeping, replies, reply
«There is no slavery but ignorance.»