“When ignorance is bliss, there's folly in wisdom.”
David Eddings (1931–2009) American novelist
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Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk 483–540Related quotes
“Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.”
H.L. Mencken (1880–1956) American journalist and writer
Des MacHale, Wit, Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City (KS), 2003, ISBN 978-0-7407-3330-7, page 197 https://books.google.ca/books?id=Dhlgd_Af1C4C&pg=PA197 <br class="br">Misattributed
“Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.”
Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) Catholic saint and founder of the Franciscan Order
The Counsels of the Holy Father St. Francis, Admonition 27.
Context: Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor vexation. Where there is poverty and joy, there is neither greed nor avarice. Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
“The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.”
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, …
“Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one's awareness of one's ignorance.”
Anthony de Mello (1931–1987) Indian writer
Wisdom
Source: One Minute Wisdom (1989)
“Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom.”
Sam Walton (1918–1992) Founder of Wal-Mart and Sam's Club
“Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.”
Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) 1817-1862 American poet, essayist, naturalist, and abolitionist
“Wisdom and intellect is every man's friend, ignorance and illiteracy are his enemies.”
Ali al-Rida (770–818) eighth of the Twelve Imams
Ibn Shu’ba al-Harrani, Tuhaf al-'Uqul, p. 467.
Regarding Knowledge & Wisdom, General
“The science of probability gives mathematical expression to our ignorance, not to our wisdom.”
Samuel R. Delany Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones
Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones (1968)
Context: If everything, everything were known, statistical estimates would be unnecessary. The science of probability gives mathematical expression to our ignorance, not to our wisdom.
