The condition of being uneducated, unaware, or uninformed.
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What you don't know won't hurt you. For example, She decided not to read the critics' reviews--ignorance is bliss. Although its truth may be dubious at best, this idea has been expressed since ancient times. The actual wording, however, comes from Thomas Gray's poem, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College" (1742): "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise."
Definition: unintelligence, inexperience
Antonyms: competence, cultivation, education, experience, intelligence, knowledge, literacy, talent, wisdom
Lack of knowledge. Ignorance of the law does not justify an act, since every person is presumed to know the law. However, mistake of fact may provide a legal excuse. Perkins & Boyce, Criminal Law, 1028 (2d ed. 1982). See ignorantia legis non excusat.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
— Confucius (c. 551-c. 479 BC), Chinese philosopher, founder of Confucianism.
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"Ignorance is like a delicate fruit; touch it, and the bloom is gone."
- Oscar Wilde
"If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people jumping up and down for joy."
- Source Unknown
"Ignorance is not bliss -- ignorance is ignorance."
- Source Unknown
"Never forget public ignorance is the government's best friend."
- Source Unknown
"In the battle for survival the ignorant man has a considerable advantage."
- Source Unknown
"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly."
- Source Unknown
See more famous quotes about Ignorance
Ignorance is a lack of knowledge. Ignorance is sometimes misinterpreted as a synonym of stupidity, and is as thus often taken as an insult.
In many cases ignorance is seen as a pleasant alternative to harsh reality.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - uvidenhed, ukendskab
Nederlands (Dutch)
onwetendheid, onkunde, onbenul
Français (French)
n. - ignorance
Deutsch (German)
n. - Unwissenheit, Ignoranz
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άγνοια, αμάθεια, αγραμματοσύνη
Português (Portuguese)
n. - ignorância (f)
Русский (Russian)
невежественность, неосведомленность
Español (Spanish)
n. - ignorancia, desconocimiento
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - okunnighet, ovetskap
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
无知, 不知
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 無知, 不知
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 無知, 無学, 知らないこと
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) جهل
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - בורות, אי-ידיעה
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