Quotes about Ignorance

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“There's a sucker born every minute.”
MisattributedNot by P.T. Barnum. Earliest known source: Anonymous saying; the Barnum credit is very weak. · evidenceIgnorance
“Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.”
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“Ignorance is no excuse, it's the real thing.”
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“Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.”
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“Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.”
VerifiedOde on a Distant Prospect of Eton College (written 1742–1750) · evidenceIgnorance
“Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat.”
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“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.”
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“Everybody is ignorant -- only on different subjects.”
VerifiedNationally syndicated column number 90, From Nuts To The Soup (31 August 1924); published in The New York Times · evidenceIgnorance
“A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.”
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“I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know.”
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“You must not enthrone ignorance just because there is much of it.”
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“I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.”
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“To be conscience that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.”
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“The opposite of love is not hate, the opposite of love is ignorance.”
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“Ignorance is like a delicate fruit; touch it, and the bloom is gone.”
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“Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.”
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“Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.”
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“Ignorance is like the itch -- the less you have of it the better off you are.”
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“I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.”
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