Quotes on “ignorance”

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

The truth is like salt. Men want to taste a little, but too much makes everyone sick.

Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the ignorant more ignorant than ever.

I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.

There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.

Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either extreme egotism, selfishness, evil -- or else an absolute ignorance.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

Such a simple concept, yet so true: that which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.

Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.

Confidence is ignorance. If you're feeling cocky, it's because there's something you don't know.

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.

A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if the library is very tall and the surrounding area has been flooded.

Everyone has a sense of humor. If you don't laugh at jokes, you probably laugh at opinions.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.