The difference
between stupidity
and genius is
that genius
has its limits.
Albert Einstein
(1879 – 1955, German-born theoretical physicist)
Sixty years ago
I knew everything;
now I know nothing.
Education is
a progressive discovery
of our own ignorance.
Will Durant
(1885 – 1981, American writer, historian and philosopher)
A brain
you can convince,
a simpleton
you have to persuade.
Curt Goetz
(1888 – 1960, born Kurt Walter Götz,
Swiss German writer, actor and film director)
Swiss German writer, actor and film director)
Ignorance is always
afraid of change.
Jawaharlal Nehru
(1889 – 1964, first Prime Minister of India)
The realization of ignorance
is the first act
of knowing.
Jean Toomer
(1894 – 1967, American poet and novelist)
Truth will
always be truth,
regardless of lack
of understanding,
disbelief or ignorance.
W. Clement Stone
(1902 – 2002, American businessman and philanthropist)
It is harder
to conceal ignorance
than to acquire knowledge.
Arnold Henry Glasow
(1905 – 1998, American humorist)
The more quotes I read about ignorance, the more knowledgeable I become about the depth of my ignorance.
CJStevens