66 Quotes About Ignorance

You might be losing some of your life’s joy by not being open to new ideas and new experiences. As you grow older, you will often find yourself missing the simple things in life. It’s easy to get too caught up in all of the bigger things and forget to appreciate the small things. That’s why we’ve put together a list of quotes on ignorance that will remind you to enjoy what you have and not waste time harboring negative thoughts about the past.

It is better to win souls than to conquer nations.
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It is better to win souls than to conquer nations. Matshona Dhliwayo
Hunger is a lesser evil than ignorance.
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Hunger is a lesser evil than ignorance. Matshona Dhliwayo
Choose your counsel, company and companions wisely: beware seeking wise...
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Choose your counsel, company and companions wisely: beware seeking wise words of advice from a fool or expecting informed opinions or decisions from the ignorant. Rasheed Ogunlaru
While ignorance might be bliss, apathy can be deadly.
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While ignorance might be bliss, apathy can be deadly. Todd Stocker
Ignorance might be bliss. But self-forgetfulness is pure ecstasy.
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Ignorance might be bliss. But self-forgetfulness is pure ecstasy. Kamand Kojouri
Come out my friend. Come out from the narrow lanes...
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Come out my friend. Come out from the narrow lanes of darkness into the vivacious light of the day. Abhijit Naskar
It is a tragedy of modern life that the light...
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It is a tragedy of modern life that the light of truth scares the society much more than the darkness of ignorance. Abhijit Naskar
Ignorance is toxic. If a man hands you a cup...
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Ignorance is toxic. If a man hands you a cup of coffee and pours in what he calls liquid sugar when the container clearly says poison, how bliss is your ignorance? James JeanPierre
An ignorant man who is regarded as knowledgeable by people...
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An ignorant man who is regarded as knowledgeable by people who are more ignorant than him is still ignorant. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
The more you know, the less you talk. The less...
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The more you know, the less you talk. The less you talk, the more you know. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
It's utter arrogance to think that we can know what...
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It's utter arrogance to think that we can know what god ought to be or do. If we don't understand we must continue our search or recognize our ignorance Bangambiki Habyarimana
Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace...
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Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened. Matshona Dhliwayo
The most difficult door to open is the entrance to...
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The most difficult door to open is the entrance to an ignorant mind. Matshona Dhliwayo
The ignorant learn from none, the simple learn from some,...
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The ignorant learn from none, the simple learn from some, the intelligent learn from many, but the enlightened learn from all. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper. Matshona Dhliwayo
Darkness is a prison from which only light escapes.
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Darkness is a prison from which only light escapes. Matshona Dhliwayo
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To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life. Matshona Dhliwayo
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A fool can't help but be a fool, but when others follow, he makes a fool of us all. DaShanne Stokes
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The day history will die and lose its essence with time, memories will not only die, but they shall also surely be forgotten with time! Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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Bring light to the ignorant, but more light to the educated, for the vanity of education makes modern humans more ignorant than the ignorant. Abhijit Naskar
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A great paradox which should God make us understand, we will weep, laugh, wonder and ponder is the paradox of human ignorance Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts. Matshona Dhliwayo
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We must speak truth to power and confront ignorance with facts. DaShanne Stokes
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When sheep grow blind, it is only wolves that rejoice. Matshona Dhliwayo
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One who never reads only goes where his feet can take him, but one who does, travels around the world. Matshona Dhliwayo
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It is better to be accepted by the bright few than by the dull masses. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Fall from ignorance, and you will rise to reason. Matshona Dhliwayo
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The lowest wisdom of the wise is greater than the highest wisdom of fools. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Education costs an arm and a leg, but ignorance costs you your mind and your soul. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Paying the high cost of education is better than paying the high price of ignorance. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Bitter wisdom is better than sweet folly. Matshona Dhliwayo
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You cannot wake up one who refuses to open his eyes. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Your level of ignorance is based on what you believe you know and your ego. Kemi Sogunle
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Doubt is the stock in trade all philosophers as well as all scientific persons. Conversely, certainty is the cane that all religious fanatics and other zealots wield with outrageous righteousness. Only by allowing for doubt can we probe our ignorance. Doubt, therefore, is the essential seed of thought. Kilroy J. Oldster
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Ignorance to a certain degree can be corrected but, it shall always be an effort in futility to correct a certain degree of ignorance! Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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A sure way a country can develop is through a true development of the masses. Yes! A sure way to ensure a true freedom of the people is for the people take up their own destiny into their hands and bond their strengths to positively dare with a clear vision and fortitude like the eagle for a great change in wisdom and in peace, devoid of rebellious motive, massacre and nepotism, and with tenacity, direct the thought, policy and inspiration of the few people who rule the masses for the best change ever! Until this is done, the masses shall always cry out of ignorance, not knowing the real power within them and beg at the feet of the few people for how they should live their lives! . Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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If one is sick, one is usually the last person to know. Ahmed Mostafa
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Racism is dead only to those who've closed their eyes and ears to the whole world around them. DaShanne Stokes
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Pastors uses peoples ignorance to spread their deception. Sunday Adelaja
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He who loves lies suffers from no disease than lies! He who believes in and acts upon lies suffers from no disease than ignorance! Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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It's better to be ignorant and live in bliss than know the truth and live in agony. Bangambiki Habyarimana
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A ship with a hole underneath is doomed to sink! And ignorance is also a hole in the brain, a big hole! Mehmet Murat Ildan
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The only deadly disease I have seen that is causing great harm and massacre latently yet the world has ignored is ignorance! Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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To attack terrorism, firstly attack the ignorance which is the greatest source of terrorism! Attack the ignorance worldwide because ignorance often creates sick minds! Mehmet Murat Ildan
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There is a tidal wave of ignorance, Mma Ramotswe. It is a great tidal wave and it will drown all of us if we are not careful. Alexander McCall Smith
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Don't be ashamed of your ignorance, be ashamed of your unwillingness to overcome it Bangambiki Habyarimana
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The apostles of mediocrity shall always stand to defend mediocrity out of mediocrity Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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Teaching the myth of creation to the students instead of teaching them the fact of evolution is nothing but an act of ultimate ignorance! Mehmet Murat Ildan
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You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of other people's opinions of you. Matshona Dhliwayo
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True dexterity is not just in books; It is giving from above, we learn it, it is nurtured, it is applied and it is developed. He who does not know what has been giving to him from above, shall never know how to use what he has been giving effectively and efficiently Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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True dexterity is not just in books; It is giving from above, we learn it, it is nurtured, it is applied and it is developed. He who do not know what has been giving to him from above, shall never know how to use what he has been giving effectively and efficiently Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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True dexterity is not just in books; It is giving from above, we learn it, it is nurtured, it is applied and it is developed. He who do not know what has been giving to him from above shall never know how to use what he has been giving efficiently and effectively Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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If you are willing to kill for your beliefs, you are a murderer; if you are willing to die for your beliefs, you are a martyr. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Ideas tyrannize the man who has but few. Unknown
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Ignorance is the greatest slave master in the universe. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Not all slaves are poor, and not all free men are rich. Matshona Dhliwayo
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When the blind lead the blind the world is full of casualties. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Light is a masterpiece, but is of little value if you are blind. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Pride destroys a man quicker than ignorance. Matshona Dhliwayo
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A diamond is just another stone to one who is ignorant of its value. Matshona Dhliwayo
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People fail to succeed, and it is not because they don’t know anything, but because they don’t know what they don’t know! Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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Arrogance is believing only you're Right, Ignorance is believing only you're Wrong. Be Neither! Ramana Pemmaraju
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There isn't any good or bad, everything is either a product of pure awareness or sheer ignorance! Ramana Pemmaraju
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The greatest prison in the universe is an ignorant mind. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Stop your ignorance! Seek for wisdom and give understanding a way! Ernest Agyemang Yeboah