Wisdom and Ignorance

He who learns and runs away, lives to learn another day.

Edward Lee Thorndike, in Life and Death and Wisdom and Ignorance

No one wants a good education, but everyone wants a good degree.

Lee Rudolph, in Wisdom and Ignorance

Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.

Bertrand Russell, in Wisdom and Ignorance

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

Bertrand Russell, in Wisdom and Ignorance

Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.

Unknown, in Wisdom and Ignorance

Experience is often what you get when you were expecting something else.

Unknown, in Wisdom and Ignorance

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Unknown, (Chinese proverb), in Wisdom and Ignorance

However hot the water is, the fire still goes out.

Unknown, in Wisdom and Ignorance

I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.

Unknown, in Wisdom and Ignorance

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

W. Somerset Maugham, in Wisdom and Ignorance

If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.

Andy McIntyre, in Wisdom and Ignorance

Education is civil defense against media fallout.

Marshall McLuhan, in Wisdom and Ignorance

The human mind treats a new idea the way the body treats a strange protein -- it rejects it.

P. Medawar, in Wisdom and Ignorance

Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood.

Henry Louis Mencken, in Wisdom and Ignorance

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.

James Michener, Space, in Wisdom and Ignorance

I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words bother me.

A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh, in Wisdom and Ignorance

Reality is something you rise above.

Liza Minnelli, in Wisdom and Ignorance

A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

Wilson Mizner, in Wisdom and Ignorance

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

Wilson Mizner, in Wisdom and Ignorance

Ever notice that "what the hell" is always the right decision?

Marilyn Monroe, in Wisdom and Ignorance