Sayings about Ignorance
If you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as if you are ignorant. ~ Vietnamese Proverb
Ask advice of an ignorant man and he will think you are his enemy. ~ Arabian Proverb
An ignorant consent is no consent. ~ American Proverb
Be wise, but pretend to be ignorant. ~ Russian Proverb
Better than the ignorant are those who read books; better still are those who retain what they read; even better are those who understand it; the best of all are those who go to work. ~ Indian Proverb
Knowledge is the mother of all virtue; all vice proceeds from ignorance. ~ Traditional Proverb
Despise learning and make everyone pay for your ignorance. ~ Chinese Proverb
The ignorant is his own enemy. ~ Palestinian Proverb
It is better to be ignorant than mistaken. ~ Japanese Proverbs
Custom is the guide of the ignorant. ~ English Proverbs
A wise man takes his own decisions; the ignorant goes with the crowd. ~ Chinese Proverb
Don’t talk too much, because your ignorance is greater than your knowledge. ~ Spanish Proverbs
No one is so poor as an ignorant person. ~ Hebrew Proverb
If your books are not read, your descendants will be ignorant. ~ Chinese Proverb
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~ Chinese Proverb
Better a sick body than an ignorant mind. ~ Greek Proverbs
The bitterness of studying is preferable to the bitterness of ignorance. ~ Filipino Proverbs
Better to ask a question than to remain ignorant. ~ Traditional Proverb
Fear an ignorant man more than a lion. ~ Kurdish Proverb
God save me from him who studies but one book. ~Italian Proverbs
Giving advice to the ignorant is like the rain falling on muddy ground. ~ Iranian Proverbs
God pardons the ignorant. ~ Berber Proverb
Quotations about Ignorance
The knowledge from an enlightened person breaks on the hard rocks of ignorance. ~ Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance. Henry David Thoreau
A quality education grants us the ability to fight the war on ignorance and poverty. ~ Charles B. Rangel
It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. ~ James A. Baldwin
The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.~ John F. Kennedy
Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head. ~ Michel de Montaigne
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. ~ Mark Twain
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance. ~ Saadi
It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance. ~ Thomas Sowell
Ignorance of the law excuses no man from practicing it. ~ Addison Mizner
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. ~ George Orwell
Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance. ~ Will Durant
Ignorance has always been the weapon of tyrants; enlightenment the salvation of the free. ~ Bill Richardson
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance. ~ Confucius
The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don’t know anything about. ~ Wayne Dyer
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.~ George Bernard Shaw
I say there is no darkness but ignorance. ~ William Shakespeare
Stupidity is the deliberate cultivation of ignorance. ~ William Gaddis
little learning is dangerous, but downright ignorance is even more disastrous. ~ Author Unknown
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. ~ Francis of Assisi
Light travels faster than sound. That’s why most people seem bright until you hear them speak.
Ignorance is never better than knowledge. ~ Enrico Fermi
Ignorance is not innocence but sin. ~ Robert Browning
I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance. ~ Socrates
The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism. ~ William Osler
Ignoranus: A person who’s both stupid and an asshole. ~ Author Unknown
If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t there more happy people? ~ Author Unknown
The most violent element in society is ignorance. ~ Emma Goldman