Quotations are the fundamental distillation of a writer’s life and thinking as recorded in words and phrases for posterity. Through them the reader is afforded the unique opportunity to share in the thoughts, the life and the experiences of the writer. In a special way, they offer the reader a window into the mind of the author and hopefully an inducement to read further and learn more about the author and the story he relates.

On a wider scale, they are, as William Feather wrote, “the wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages preserved into perpetuity“, and as such they are available for the enrichment and enhancement of humanity, regardless of age, sex, race, educational or economic status. They are indeed, as the Talmud states, “food for the famished”.

The collection of quotations presented in this blog, have been chosen by me because of their special impact upon me. They have been published so that you too, may experience the joy I have had over the years reading them and getting to know the authors.

I trust that you will come to know the feeling of deep satisfaction possible from reading them, searching out the author and meditating upon their meaning and their impact on your life.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

IGNORANCE

To be ignorant of one’s Ignorance, is the malady of Ignorance. A. Bronson Alcott

Ignorance is salvageable, but Stupidity is forever. …..Author Unknown

The most violent element in society is Ignorance. ……Emma Goldman

It is impossible to defeat an Ignorant man in an argument. ……William G. McAdoo

Only two things are infinite, the Universe and Human Ignorance,
and I'm not sure about the former. ………Albert Einstein

The Evil that is in the world, almost always comes from Ignorance. …..Albert Camus

Ignorance is the mother of admiration. George Chapman

There will always be Ignorance, and ignorance leads to Fear. .......Bill Gates

Not Ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance,
is the death of knowledge. …..Alfred Whitehead

The pleasures of Ignorance are as great, in their way,
as the pleasures of knowledge. …….Aldous Huxley

A great deal of Intelligence can be invested in Ignorance. ……Saul Bellow

The trouble with the world is that the Ignorant are cocksure,
and the intelligent are full of doubt. ……..Bertrand Russell

Everyone is Ignorant, only on different subjects. ……..Will Rogers

All you need in this life is Ignorance and confidence,
and then success is sure. …….Mark Twain

I have never met a man so Ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him. …….Galileo Galilei

A person is never happy except at the price of some Ignorance. ……Anatole France
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