#nora

Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart. ↗

— Countess of Blessington

#chains #forged #ignorance #keep #men

It is not enough to be well-intentioned; one must strive to put those intentions into action in a capable way. One must consider the effect his actions will have on others. Looked at like this, to persist in ignorance is itself dishonorable. ↗

— Andrew Cohen

#actions #capable #consider #dishonorable #effect

Until you understand a writer's ignorance, presume yourself ignorant of his understanding. ↗

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

#ignorance #ignorant #presume #understand #understanding

People whose understanding and taste in literature, painting, and music are beyond question are, for the most part, ignorant of what is good or bad art in the theater. ↗

— Minnie Maddern Fiske

#bad #beyond #good #ignorant #literature

Ignorance is ultimately the worst enemy of a people who want to be free. ↗

— Jonathan Hennessey

#freedom #ignorance #education

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. ↗

— Confucius

#extent #ignorance #know #knowledge #real

Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness. ↗

— Cyril Connolly

#darkness #engenders #folly #ignorance #infatuation

I have always recognized that the object of business is to make money in an honorable manner. I have endeavored to remember that the object of life is to do good. ↗

— Peter Cooper

#business #endeavored #good #honorable #i

It's a younger generation running the show, and I miss the generation we had in the '70s. They were really very honorable guys, like Neal Bogart and Bill Graham, people who will never be around again. ↗

— Peter Criss

#around #bill #bogart #generation #graham

To avoid ignorance and bullying, I've had to hide the fact that I'm a troll. You have no idea how much time and money I've spent on electrolysis and hair dye and reconstructive surgery so I can look like this. ↗

— Jon Cryer

#bullying #dye #fact #had #hair