Wisdom and Ignorance

The wise learn many things from their enemies.

Aristophanes, The Birds, 414 B.C., in Wisdom and Ignorance

All men naturally desire knowledge.

Aristotle, in Wisdom and Ignorance

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Aristotle, in Wisdom and Ignorance

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

Aristotle, in Wisdom and Ignorance

The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.

Aristotle, in Wisdom and Ignorance

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well.

Aristotle, in Wisdom and Ignorance

Wit is educated insolence.

Aristotle, in Wisdom and Ignorance

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it's been though a blender first.

Les Barker, An Infinite Number of Occasional Tables, in Success and Failure and Wisdom and Ignorance

Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education.

John F. Kennedy, in Law and Politics and Wisdom and Ignorance

Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

John F. Kennedy, in Wisdom and Ignorance

Words ought to be a little wild for they are the assaults of thought on the unthinking.

John Maynard Keynes, in Wisdom and Ignorance

Stupidity is also known as a medical disorder known as a rectal-cranial inversion.

Unknown, in Wisdom and Ignorance

The IQ of the group is the lowest IQ of a member of the group divided by the number of people in the group.

Unknown, in Wisdom and Ignorance

The best defense against logic is ignorance.

Unknown, in Wisdom and Ignorance

The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others.

Unknown, in Success and Failure and Wisdom and Ignorance

The dead and the stupid never change their opinions.

S. Gilmary Beagle, in Wisdom and Ignorance

The definition of experience is knowledge acquired too late.

Unknown, in Wisdom and Ignorance

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.

Unknown, in Wisdom and Ignorance

The human brain is like a railroad freight car -- guaranteed to have a certain capacity but often running empty.

Unknown, in Wisdom and Ignorance

The most undependable part on your car is the nut holding the wheel.

Unknown, in Wisdom and Ignorance