I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

But let a man know that there are things to be known, of which he
is ignorant, and it read more

But let a man know that there are things to be known, of which he
is ignorant, and it is so much carved out of his domain of
universal knowledge.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm read more

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.

Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.

Gross ignorance: 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.

Gross ignorance: 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.

A man may live long, and die at last in ignorance of many truths,
which his mind was capable read more

A man may live long, and die at last in ignorance of many truths,
which his mind was capable of knowing, and that with certainty.

Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is
worth more.
[Fr., Rien n'est si read more

Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is
worth more.
[Fr., Rien n'est si dangereux qu'un ignorant ami;
Mieux vaudrait un sage ennemi.]