The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable.

Irving Howe
The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable.
The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable.
The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable.
The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable.
About This Quote

The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable. This quote says that our ability to appreciate the innocence in ourselves and others is diminished by our knowledge of evil. The knowledge of evil in the world would corrupt the innocent part in ourselves and prevent us from seeing it in others.

Some Similar Quotes
  1. A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. - Elbert Hubbard
  2. The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends. - Friedrich Nietzsche
  3. Ur be the things I am wiser to know: Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe. Four be the things I'd been better without: Love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt. Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne. Three be the... - Dorothy Parker
  4. The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God's eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love. - Meister Eckhart
  5. Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.] - Gautama Buddha
More Quotes By Irving Howe
  1. The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable.
  2. He claimed his modest share of the general foolishness of the human race.
Related Topics