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It was a childish ignorance,
But now 'tis little joy
To know I'm further off from heaven
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It was a childish ignorance,
But now 'tis little joy
To know I'm further off from heaven
Than when I was a boy.
To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.
To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.
Through ignorance of what is good and what is bad, the life of
men is greatly perplexed.
[Lat., read more
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.]
Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance.
Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance.
Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to read more
Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.
Often the cock-loft is empty, in those whom nature hath built
many stories high.
Often the cock-loft is empty, in those whom nature hath built
many stories high.
Who ne'er knew salt, or heard the billows roar.
Who ne'er knew salt, or heard the billows roar.
Ignorance is not innocence but sin.
Ignorance is not innocence but sin.
Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.
Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.
