#ignorance

You can’t know what you don’t know.

From The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.

From The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant

Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite.

From The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper

The fool is the one who thinks he knows what he doesn’t know.

From Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

We live in an age where ignorance is celebrated.

From The Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols

In the light of understanding, we can see that all suffering is caused by our ignorance.

From The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh

Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.

From The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Belief is a form of self-imposed ignorance.

From The Religious Case Against Belief by James P. Carse

Knowledge is a light that illuminates the darkest corners of our ignorance.

From The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick

History is the story of humanity's struggle against ignorance and oppression.

From The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant

In some respects, science has improved our lives. In others, it has made us more aware of our ignorance.

From Cosmos by Carl Sagan

In the world of analysis, assumptions can be as dangerous as ignorance.

From The Psychology of Intelligence Analysis by Richards J. Heuer Jr.

In the age of information, ignorance is a choice.

From The Information by James Gleick

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

From The History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

The greatest problem for mankind is not the problem of evil, but the problem of ignorance.

From The History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell