There are many things
of which a wise man
might wish to be ignorant.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803 – 1882, American essayist, lecturer and poet)
Image: Luis Louro (Shutterstock)Ignorance never
settles a question.
Benjamin Disraeli
(1804 – 1881, British Prime Minister and statesman)
To be conscious
that you are ignorant
is a great step
to knowledge.
Benjamin Disraeli
(1804 – 1881, British Prime Minister and statesman)
Stupidity is
a talent for misconception.
Edgar Allan Poe
(1809 – 1849, American author,
poet and literary critic)
poet and literary critic)
Ignorance more frequently
begets confidence
than does knowledge.
Charles Darwin
(1809 – 1882, English naturalist)
Mystery is
but another name
for ignorance;
if we were omniscient,
all would be perfectly plain!
Tryon Edwards
(1809 – 1894, American theologian)
Against a stupidity
that is in fashion,
no wisdom compensates.
Theodor Fontane
(1819 – 1898, German novelist and poet)
The more quotes I read about ignorance, the more knowledgeable I become about the depth of my ignorance.
CJStevens