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ignorance twenties finals
Each such answer to the great question, invariably asserted by the followers of its propounder, if not by himself, to be complete and final, remains in high authority and esteem, it may be for one century, or it may be for twenty: but, as invariably, Time proves each reply to have been a mere approximation to the truth tolerable chiefly on account of the ignorance of those by whom it was accepted, and wholly intolerable when tested by the larger knowledge of their successors. Thomas Huxley
ignorance dark evil
What we call evil, it seems to me, is simply ignorance bumping its head in the dark. Henry Ford
ignorance men self
Ignorance of ignorance, then, is that self-satisfied state of unawareness in which man, knowing nothing outside the limited area of his physical senses, bumptiously declares there is nothing more to know! Manly Hall
ignorance simple hug
Much that we hug today as knowledge is ignorance pure and simple. It makes the mind wander and even reduces it to a vacuity. Mahatma Gandhi
ignorance experts
Nothing is more securely lodged than the ignorance of the experts. Friedrich August von Hayek
ignorance achievement liberty
...the case for individual freedom rests largely on the recognition of the inevitable and universal ignorance of all of us concerning a great many of the factors on which the achievements of our ends and welfare depend.
ignorance giving information
Why should we, however, in economics, have to plead ignorance of the sort of facts on which, in the case of a physical theory, a scientist would certainly be expected to give precise information?
ignorance civilization profound
The Socratic maxim that the recognition of our ignorance is the beginning of wisdom has profound significance for our understanding of society. Most of the advantages of social life, especially in the more advanced forms that we call "civilization" rest on the fact that the individual benefits from more knowledge than he is aware of. It might be said that civilization begins when the individual in the pursuit of his ends can make use of more knowledge than he has himself acquired and when he can transcend the boundaries of his ignorance by profiting from knowledge he does not himself possess.
ignorance planes adversaries
On our plane knowledge and ignorance are the immemorial adversaries. Frederick Soddy
science power wit
The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power. Francis Bacon
science branches curious
It is curious how often erroneous theories have had a beneficial effect for particular branches of science. Ernst Mayr
science two together
Two forms or species are sympatric, if they occur together, that is if their areas of distribution overlap or coincide. Two forms (or species) are allapatric, if they do not occur together, that is if they exclude each other geographically. The term allopatric is primarily useful in denoting geographic representatives.
science odds should
You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 10-12 to 1. Ernest Rutherford
science gentleman
Gentlemen, now you will see that now you see nothing. And why you see nothing you will see presently.
science talking atomic-energy
The energy produced by the breaking down of the atom is a very poor kind of thing. Anyone who expects a source of power from the transformation of these atoms is talking moonshine.
science impossible physics
All of physics is either impossible or trivial. It is impossible until you understand it, and then it becomes trivial.
science men enemy
How could science be an enemy of religion when God commanded man to be a scientist the day He told him to rule the earth and subject it? Fulton J. Sheen
science soul perdition
Science without conscience is the soul's perdition. Francois Rabelais
doubt market protests
If there are more protests in China, the market will fall, without a doubt. Ken Masuda
doubt matter admitting
Everyone doubts themselves. It's just a matter of admitting it or not. Henry Cavill
doubt identity needs
We need others. We need others to love and we need to be loved by them. There is no doubt that without it, we too, like the infant left alone, would cease to grow, cease to develop, choose madness and even death. Leo Buscaglia
doubt serious ifs
There is faith in every serious doubt, namely, the faith in the truth as such, even if the only truth we can express is our lack of truth. Paul Tillich
doubt ears half
Without doubt half the ethical rules they din into our ears are designed to keep us at work. Llewelyn Powys
doubt embarrassed
I'm not embarrassed by my faith, and I'm also not embarrassed by my doubt. John Green
doubt style gentleman
Your English style will no doubt put all the other gentlemen to bed. I speak figuratively, of course. John Gielgud
doubt western when-in-doubt
When in doubt, make a western. John Ford
doubt christ no-doubt
Did Christ finish His work for us? Then there can be no doubt but He will also finish His work in us. John Flavel