“There is no greater wealth than wisdom, no greater poverty than ignorance; no greater heritage than culture and no greater support than consultation.” CultureWealthPovertySupportGreaterIgnoranceHeritageConsultationWealth Of Knowledge Author:Ali ibn Abi Talib
“The Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West. The two worlds, Muslim and non-Muslim, Eastern and Western, must, as a matter of urgency, make a real effort to get to know one another, for I fear that what we have is not a clash of civilisations, but a clash of ignorance on both sides.” KnowsWorldLittlesStillsTwoDifferentRealMatterCultureSidesEffortKnownIgnoranceWestIslamWesternInterpretationBoth SidesEasternClashUrgencyCivilisationTwo WorldsMuslim WorldDifferent InterpretationsHistory And Culture Author:Aga Khan IV
“Slavery is the parent of ignorance, and ignorance begets a whole brood of follies and vices; and every one of these is inevitably hostile to literary culture.” WholeCultureParentIgnoranceSlaveryVicesFollyHostileBegets Book:The impending crisis of the South: how to meet it Source: The impending crisis of the South: how to meet it
“... with every Asiatic country where we operate in cooperation with the existing culture, the need for intelligent understanding of that country and its ways of life will be crucial. These nations will very likely not respond to appeals with which we are familiar, and not value rewards which seem to us irresistible. The danger--and it would be fatal to world peace--is that in our ignorance of their cultural values we shall meet in head-on collision and incontinently fall back on the old pattern of imposing our own values by force.” WorldWayNeedsCountrySeemsWould BeValuesFallCultureForceNationsUnderstandingDangerIgnoranceDiversityIntelligentRewardsPatternsFamiliarAppealsCooperationCrucialIrresistibleImposingFall BackCollisionCultural Diversity Author:Ruth Benedict