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“I believe the calculation of the quantity of probability might be improved to a very useful and pleasant speculation, and applied to a great many events which are accidental, besides those of games; only these cases would be infinitely more confused, as depending on chances which the most part of men are ignorant of.”

Men Believe Might Would Be Games I Believe Chance Cases Events Ignorant Pleasant Confused Great Men Quantity Probability Speculation Calculations

Book:Miscellaneous Works of the Late Dr. Arbuthnot

Source: Miscellaneous Works of the Late Dr. Arbuthnot

“The ignorant are a reservoir of daring. It almost seems that those who have yet to discover the known are particularly equipped for dealing with the unknown. The unlearned have often rushed in where the learned feared to tread, and it is the credulous who are tempted to attempt the impossible. They know not whither they are going, and give chance a chance.”

Knows Giving Seems Chance Known Impossible Atheism Positive Atheism Ignorant Daring Tempted Reservoirs

Book:Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer

Source: Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer

“Most governments have been based, practically, on the denial of equal rights of menours began, by affirming those rights. They said, some men are too ignorant, and vicious, to share in government. Possibly so, said we; and, by your system, you would always keep them ignorant, and vicious. We proposed to give all a chance; and we expected the weak to grow stronger, the ignorant wiser; and all better, and happier together.”

Men Giving Has Beens Said Government Together Grows Chance Rights Share Equal Weak Stronger Expected Ignorant Denial Wiser They Said Vicious Equal Rights Affirming Upward Mobility

Author:Abraham Lincoln

“It may be that the ignorant man, alone, Has any chance to mate his life with life That is the sensual, pearly spouse, the life That is fluent in even the wintriest bronze.”

Men Life May Chance Ignorant Sensual Mates Spouse Bronze Fluent

Book:The Palm at the End of the Mind: Selected Poems and a Play

Source: The Palm at the End of the Mind: Selected Poems and a Play

“If there should chance to be any mathematicians who, ignorant in mathematics yet pretending to skill in that science, should dare, upon the authority of some passage of Scripture wrested to their purpose, to condemn and censure my hypothesis, I value them not, and scorn their inconsiderate judgement. De Revolutionibus Coelestibus”

Ifs Should Purpose Values Chance Skills Authority Mathematics Dare Scripture Ignorant Judgement Pretending Passages Mathematician Hypothesis Scorn Censure Inconsiderate

Author:Nicolaus Copernicus

“Between a stupid fascist and an intelligent fascist, prefer the intelligent one, because there is always a chance to persuade the clever one about the mistakes of his actions! There is no such a chance for stupid and ignorant fascist!”

Action Chance Mistake Stupid Intelligent Clever Ignorant Fascists

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal.”

Knows Winning Chance Enemy Equal Losing Ignorant Know Yourself Win Or Lose

Book:The Art of War

Source: The Art of War