The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than the thousandth part of what read more

The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than the thousandth part of what will be paid to kings, priests and nobles who will rise up among us if we leave the people in ignorance

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.]

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

The living man who does not learn, is dark, dark, like one
walking in the night.

The living man who does not learn, is dark, dark, like one
walking in the night.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

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.

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

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

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.