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I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not
know.
[Lat., Non read more
I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not
know.
[Lat., Non me pudet fateri nescire quod nesciam.]
There is nothing more frightful than an active ignorance.
[Ger., Es ist nichts schrecklicher als eine thatige
Unwissenheit.]
There is nothing more frightful than an active ignorance.
[Ger., Es ist nichts schrecklicher als eine thatige
Unwissenheit.]
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.
Ignorance is not innocence but sin.
Ignorance is not innocence but sin.
Your ignorance cramps my conversation
Your ignorance cramps my conversation
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.
Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind
Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind
I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too.
I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too.
By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn
By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn