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ignorance reason-why consciousness
The reason why the simpler sort are moved by authority is the consciousness of their own ignorance Richard Hooker
ignorance atheism patterns
Denial of our pattern of failure seems to be a kind of practical atheism or chosen ignorance among many believers and clergy. Richard Rohr
ignorance knowledge science
It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. Richard Dawkins
ignorance might bliss
Ignorance might be bliss, but it's irresponsible and dangerous too. Robyn Carr
ignorance
Ignorance can't be pardoned. Only cured. Robert Silverberg
ignorance thinking circles
Whosoever shall look heedfully upon those who are eminent for their riches will not think their condition such as that he should hazard his quiet, and much less his virtue, to obtain it, for all that great wealth generally gives above a moderate fortune is more room for the freaks of caprice, and more privilege for ignorance and vice, a quicker succession of flatteries, and a larger circle of voluptuousness. Samuel Johnson
ignorance knowledge quality
Persius has justly observed, that knowledge is nothing to him who is not known by others to possess it: to the scholar himself it is nothing with respect either to honour or advantage, for the world cannot reward those qualities which are concealed from it; with respect to others it is nothing, because it affords no help to ignorance or errour.
ignorance men joy
One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance in search of knowledge. Robert Staughton Lynd
ignorance doe economics
Why does a public discussion of economic policy so often show the abysmal ignorance of the participants? Robert Solow
light
He was the kind of guy, when things were down, he brightened them up. He was happy-go-lucky ... and that light shone around him all the time. Frank Wood
light punishment fake
The Constitution has to be interpreted loosely, otherwise it becomes a straitjacket. You can't interpret it literally. You can pretend to, and go digging around in 18th Century dictionaries to figure out what 'cruel and unusual punishment' meant or what the 'right to bear arms' meant, but that is all fake really. The Constitution has to be interpreted in light of modern needs, and that's what they (the strict interpreters) end up doing in spite of all their investigations. Richard Posner
light enemy banking
The money power denounces, as public enemies, all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes. William Jennings Bryan
light soul waterfalls
She dares me to pour myself out like a living waterfall. She dares me to enter the soul that is more than my own; she extinguishes fear in mere seconds. She lets light come through. Virginia Woolf
light average giving
What advice would I give the average homeowner to protect himself against burglars? Well, the first thing is to keep a light on in the house when you go out. It must be at least a sixty-watt bulb; anything less and the burglar will ransack the house, out of contempt for the wattage. Woody Allen
light hard
When you are dead, it is hard to find the light switch.
light erring guides
A light to guide, a rod To check the erring, and reprove. William Wordsworth
light movement visuals
Light comes to us by the sensibility. Without visual sensibility there is no light, no movement. Robert Delaunay
light bugs kind
You turn the light on, you get all kinds of bugs. Rob Bell
darkness incense essentials
Secrecy is as essential to intelligence as vestments and incense to a Mass or darkness to a spiritualist séance and must at all times be maintained, quite irrespective of whether or not it serves any purpose. Malcolm Muggeridge
darkness elements littles
And introduce an element of cynicism and darkness into it and just realize that we're all vulnerable. We are humans. There is a finite end to this life and we're all going to face it and a little silliness can help. Alan Thicke
darkness difficult eyes lead light people standing tough
This is a tough job, and it's very difficult to take people out of a darkness and lead them into light. Once they have been standing in light long enough, their eyes will adjust.
darkness lay wrestling wretch year
That night, that year / Of now done darkness I wretch lay wrestling with (my God!) my God. Gerard Hopkins
darkness inner-darkness
An inner darkness is darker than an outer darkness. Ben Okri
darkness spotlight woman
This woman comes from the darkness into the spotlight and says, 'Get down here right this minute!' Vin Diesel
darkness atheism existence
They are looking in utter darkness for that which has no existence whatsoever. Desiderius Erasmus
darkness shines small star
Even a small star shines in the darkness
darkness fault hid night woman
Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair. Ovid