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Ignorant Quotes

That there should one man die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy Picture Quote #1

There is no fate more distressing for an artist than to have to show himself off before fools, to see his work exposed to the criticism of the vulgar and ignorant Picture Quote #1

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history? Picture Quote #1

The dictum that human nature cannot be changed is one of those tiresome platitudes that conceal from the ignorant the depths of their own ignorance Picture Quote #1

An ignorant man is insignificant and contemptible; nobody cares for his company, and he can just be said to live, and that is all Picture Quote #1

True goodness is not without that germ of greatness that can bear with patience the mistakes of the ignorant Picture Quote #1

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Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense. He whom nature has made weak, and idleness keeps ignorant, may yet support his vanity by the name of a critic Picture Quote #1

When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years Picture Quote #1

The basic idea which runs right through modern history and modern liberalism is that the public has got to be marginalized. The general public are viewed as no more than ignorant and meddlesome outsiders, a bewildered herd Picture Quote #1

We live in a world which is full of misery and ignorance, and the plain duty of each and all of us is to try to make the little corner he can influence somewhat less miserable and somewhat less ignorant than it was before he entered Picture Quote #1

He who hangs on the errors of the ignorant multitude, must not be counted among great men Picture Quote #1

I once wrote that anybody who believes the world is only 6,000 years old is either ignorant, stupid, insane or wicked Picture Quote #1

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The more dependent you are, the more ignorant you must be, and that’s how they want you Picture Quote #1

I can’t think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything Picture Quote #1

Most people who travel look only at what they are directed to look at. Great is the power of the guidebook maker, however ignorant Picture Quote #1

Animals don’t know as much about jealousy as people, but they’re not ignorant of it, either Picture Quote #1

I often think that men don’t understand what is noble and what is ignorant, though they always talk about it Picture Quote #1

There was a long hard time when I kept far from me the remembrance of what I had thrown away when I was quite ignorant of its worth Picture Quote #1

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He realized... that the loudest are the least sincere, that arrogance is a quality of the ignorant, and that flatterers tend to be vicious Picture Quote #1

One can’t judge till one’s forty; before that we’re too eager, too hard, too cruel, and in addition much too ignorant Picture Quote #1

The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently Picture Quote #1

The damage can fester under layers of time and change, and an ignorant, thoughtless remark can easily reopen the wound Picture Quote #1

Don’t squander the gold of your days, listening to the tedious, trying to improve the hopeless failure, or giving away your life to the ignorant, the common, and the vulgar Picture Quote #1

We are as ignorant of the meaning of the dragon as we are of the meaning of the universe Picture Quote #1

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Are not half our lives spent in reproaches for foregone actions, of the true nature and consequences of which we were wholly ignorant at the time? Picture Quote #1

Men know that women are an overmatch for them, and therefore they choose the weakest or the most ignorant. If they did not think so, they never could be afraid of women knowing as much as themselves Picture Quote #1

In order to eat, you have to be hungry. In order to learn, you have to be ignorant. Ignorance is a condition of learning. Pain is a condition of health. Passion is a condition of thought. Death is a condition of life Picture Quote #1

We can be as honest as we are ignorant. If we are, when asked what is beyond the horizon of the known, we must say that we do not know Picture Quote #1

A good world needs knowledge, kindliness, and courage; it does not need a regretful hankering after the past or a fettering of the free intelligence by the words uttered long ago by ignorant men Picture Quote #1

Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better Picture Quote #1

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That there should one man die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy (Ignorant Quotes) There is no fate more distressing for an artist than to have to show himself off before fools, to see his work exposed to the criticism of the vulgar and ignorant (Ignorant Quotes) To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history? (Ignorant Quotes) The dictum that human nature cannot be changed is one of those tiresome platitudes that conceal from the ignorant the depths of their own ignorance (Ignorant Quotes) An ignorant man is insignificant and contemptible; nobody cares for his company, and he can just be said to live, and that is all (Ignorant Quotes) True goodness is not without that germ of greatness that can bear with patience the mistakes of the ignorant (Ignorant Quotes) Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense. He whom nature has made weak, and idleness keeps ignorant, may yet support his vanity by the name of a critic (Ignorant Quotes) When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years (Ignorant Quotes) The basic idea which runs right through modern history and modern liberalism is that the public has got to be marginalized. The general public are viewed as no more than ignorant and meddlesome outsiders, a bewildered herd (Ignorant Quotes) We live in a world which is full of misery and ignorance, and the plain duty of each and all of us is to try to make the little corner he can influence somewhat less miserable and somewhat less ignorant than it was before he entered (Ignorant Quotes) He who hangs on the errors of the ignorant multitude, must not be counted among great men (Ignorant Quotes) I once wrote that anybody who believes the world is only 6,000 years old is either ignorant, stupid, insane or wicked (Ignorant Quotes) The more dependent you are, the more ignorant you must be, and that’s how they want you (Ignorant Quotes) I can’t think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything (Ignorant Quotes) Most people who travel look only at what they are directed to look at. Great is the power of the guidebook maker, however ignorant (Ignorant Quotes) Animals don’t know as much about jealousy as people, but they’re not ignorant of it, either (Ignorant Quotes) I often think that men don’t understand what is noble and what is ignorant, though they always talk about it (Ignorant Quotes) There was a long hard time when I kept far from me the remembrance of what I had thrown away when I was quite ignorant of its worth (Ignorant Quotes) He realized... that the loudest are the least sincere, that arrogance is a quality of the ignorant, and that flatterers tend to be vicious (Ignorant Quotes) One can’t judge till one’s forty; before that we’re too eager, too hard, too cruel, and in addition much too ignorant (Ignorant Quotes) The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently (Ignorant Quotes) The damage can fester under layers of time and change, and an ignorant, thoughtless remark can easily reopen the wound (Ignorant Quotes) Don’t squander the gold of your days, listening to the tedious, trying to improve the hopeless failure, or giving away your life to the ignorant, the common, and the vulgar (Ignorant Quotes) We are as ignorant of the meaning of the dragon as we are of the meaning of the universe (Ignorant Quotes) Are not half our lives spent in reproaches for foregone actions, of the true nature and consequences of which we were wholly ignorant at the time? (Ignorant Quotes) Men know that women are an overmatch for them, and therefore they choose the weakest or the most ignorant. If they did not think so, they never could be afraid of women knowing as much as themselves (Ignorant Quotes) In order to eat, you have to be hungry. In order to learn, you have to be ignorant. Ignorance is a condition of learning. Pain is a condition of health. Passion is a condition of thought. Death is a condition of life (Ignorant Quotes) We can be as honest as we are ignorant. If we are, when asked what is beyond the horizon of the known, we must say that we do not know (Ignorant Quotes) A good world needs knowledge, kindliness, and courage; it does not need a regretful hankering after the past or a fettering of the free intelligence by the words uttered long ago by ignorant men (Ignorant Quotes) Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better (Ignorant Quotes)

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