Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

The truest characters of ignorance
Are vanity, and pride, and annoyance.

The truest characters of ignorance
Are vanity, and pride, and annoyance.

War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military.

War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military.

Mr. Kremlin himself was distinguished for ignorance, for he had
only one idea, and that was wrong.

Mr. Kremlin himself was distinguished for ignorance, for he had
only one idea, and that was wrong.

A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.

A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.

I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.

I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure -- that is all that agnosticism means.

I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure -- that is all that agnosticism means.