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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 eye light
Science . . . has opened our eyes to the vastness of the universe and given us light, truth and freedom from fear where once was darkness, ignorance and superstition. There is no personal salvation, except through science. Luther Burbank
ignorance home dark
If any man can convince me and bring home to me that which I do not think or act aright, gladly will I change; for I search after truth, by which man never yet was harmed. But he is harmed who abideth on still in his deception and ignorance. Marcus Aurelius
ignorance ill-will evil
Begin each day by telling yourself: Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill-will, and selfishness – all of them due to the offenders’ ignorance of what is good or evil.
ignorance self deception
No one was ever injured by the truth; but he who persists in self-deception and ignorance is injured.
ignorance errors preservation
When mankind was in its infancy, steeped in uncertainty, ignorance, and error, was it possible to foresee what system it would adopt for preservation. Simon Bolivar
pride important cameras
I had to get my camera to register things that were more important than how poor they were--their pride, their strength, their spirit. Dorothea Lange
pride play guts
You've got to play with pride and guts. Lamar Odom
pride soul tolerance
Every era has a currency that buys souls. In some the currency is pride, in others it is hope, in still others it is a holy cause. There are of course times when hard cash will buy souls, and the remarkable thing is that such times are marked by civility, tolerance, and the smooth working of everyday life. Eric Hoffer
pride failing
Because he could not afford to fail, he could not afford to trust. Joseph J. Ellis
pride land water
One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides. Ramakrishna
pride ideas irony
The antidote to hubris, to overweening pride, is irony, that capacity to discover and systematize ideas. Ralph Ellison
pride men thinking
Man is timid and apologetic; he is no longer upright; he dares not say "I think," "I am," but quotes some saint or sage. Ralph Waldo Emerson
pride men soul
Not in nature but in man is all the beauty and worth he sees. The world is very empty, and is indebted to this gilding, exalting soul for all its pride.
pride vanity handsome
Pride is handsome, economical; pride eradicates so many vices, letting none subsist but itself, that it seems as if it were a great gain to exchange vanity for pride.
knowing sin wells
We can only know God well when we know our own sin. And those who have known God without knowing their wretchedness have not glorified Him but have glorified themselves. Blaise Pascal
knowing planets persons
I love knowing that I'm not better than any other person on the planet. Thomas Haden Church
knowing heaven pieces
Little fish risking everything for a piece of godhood...and not knowing heaven from hell, even when they find it. Vernor Vinge
knowing
Stop learning. Start knowing Rumi
knowing action sequence
I like knowing where I am in action sequences if I'm supposed to. Tony Gilroy
knowing years months
I spent 26 years in the business without ever knowing what I was doing a month from now. Stephen Collins
knowing height thyself
Knowing thyself is the height of wisdom. Socrates
knowing imagine figures
So much of what we understand comes from knowing what something is and what that something used to be, which allows us to figure out, or at least imagine, what happened in between. Neil deGrasse Tyson
knowing discovery path
When I reach to the edge of the universe, I do so knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery, there are times when, at least for now, one must be content to love the questions themselves.