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    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.

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Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities.

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities.

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He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

by Voltaire Found in: Ignorance Quotes,
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Gross ignorance: 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.

Gross ignorance: 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.

by Bennett Cerf Found in: Ignorance Quotes,
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Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

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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.

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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

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Ignorance Quotes,
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Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star

Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star

by Confucius Found in: Ignorance Quotes,
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Through ignorance of what is good and what is bad, the life of
men is greatly perplexed.
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Through ignorance of what is good and what is bad, the life of
men is greatly perplexed.
[Lat., Ignoratione rerum bonarum et malarum maxime hominum vita
vexatur.]

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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.

by Clarence Darrow Found in: Ignorance Quotes,
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