In baseball, you don’t know nothing.
—Yogi Berra (1925–2015) American Sportsperson
Ignorance is not bliss—ignorance is ignorance.
—Unknown
What you don’t know can’t hurt you.
—Common Proverb
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument.
—William Gibbs McAdoo (1863–1941) American Politician, Lawyer
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.
—Robert Orben (1927–2023) American Humorist, Speechwriter
The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly.
—Richard Bach (b.1936) American Writer, Aviator
I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step in knowledge.
—Benjamin Disraeli (1804–81) British Head of State
There are times when ignorance is bliss, indeed.
—Charles Dickens (1812–70) English Novelist
Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.
—Edward Gibbon (1737–94) English Historian, Politician
Fear always springs from ignorance.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong.
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) American Head of State, Lawyer
Ignorance is not so damnable as humbug, but when it prescribes pills it may happen to do more harm.
—George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) (1819–80) English Novelist
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
As electricity is a great power in the world, so the inner mind is the greatest power available to you. Neither operates independently; both depend upon a separate agency to ignite them to action, and both bring helpful or harmful results according to the wisdom or ignorance with which they are directed.
—Roger McDonald (b.1941) Australian Novelist, Poet, Screenwriter
Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything.
—Sydney Smith (1771–1845) English Clergyman, Essayist, Wit
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.
—Mark Twain (1835–1910) American Humorist
The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.
—William Osler (1849–1919) Canadian Physician
It is our duty as men and women to proceed as though limits to our abilities do not exist.
—Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881–1955) French Jesuit Philosopher, Paleontologist
Ignoranus: A person who’s both stupid and an asshole.
—Unknown
Some folks are wise and some are otherwise.
—Tobias Smollett (1721–71) Scottish Poet, Novelist
The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don’t know what to do.
—John Holt (1923–85) American Educator, Homeschooling Pioneer
Ignorance, which in behavior mitigates a fault, is, in literature, a capital offence.
—Joseph Joubert (1754–1824) French Writer, Moralist
If thou art wise thou knowest thine own ignorance; and thou art ignorant if thou knowest not thyself.
—Martin Luther (1483–1546) German Protestant Theologian
Ignorance of one’s misfortunes is clear gain.
—Euripides (480–406 BCE) Ancient Greek Dramatist
Better to be ignorant of a matter than half know it.
—Publilius Syrus (fl.85–43 BCE) Syrian-born Roman Latin Writer
When we are not sure, we are alive.
—Graham Greene (1904–1991) British Novelist, Short Story Writer, Playwright
It is with nations as with individuals, those who know the least of others think the highest of themselves; for the whole family of pride and ignorance are incestuous, and mutually beget each other.
—Charles Caleb Colton (c.1780–1832) English Clergyman, Aphorist
The good thing about being young is that you are not experienced enough to know you cannot possibly do the things you are doing.
—Indian Proverb
Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
—Eric Hoffer (1902–83) American Philosopher, Author
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