“An eagerness and zeal for dispute on every subject, and with every one, shows great self-sufficiency, that never-failing sign of great self-ignorance.” SelfShowsFailingSubjectsIgnoranceDisputesZealConceitSelf SufficiencyEagernessSufficiency Author:William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
“Human beings are innately loving beings. When we fail to love, it is because an element of ignorance has intruded into our experience, submerging our natural impulse to love.” LoveHumansNaturalHuman BeingsFailingIgnoranceElementsExperienceImpulse Author:Nhat Hanh
“But I am living in the midst of the uncertainty and risk, amid things that can and do bring physical destruction, because I am running from things that can destroy my soul: complacency, comfort, and ignorance. I am much more terrified of living a comfortable life in a self-serving society and failing to follow Jesus than I am of any illness or tragedy.” SoulSelfRunningJesusFailingRiskIgnoranceComfortComfortableDestructionTragedyIllnessMy SoulUncertaintyMidstServingTerrifiedComplacencySelf ServingComfortable Life Author:Katie Davis
“Most ignorances are vincible, and in the greater number of cases stupidity is what the Buddha pronounced it to be, a sin. For, consciously, or subconsciously, it is with deliberation that we do not know or fail to understand-because incomprehension allows us, with a good conscience, to evade unpleasant obligations and responsibilities, because ignorance is the best excuse for going on doing what one likes, but ought not, to do.” KnowsSinNumbersResponsibilityCasesGreaterFailingIgnoranceOughtConscienceExcuseStupidityLikesObligationDeliberationIncomprehension Book:Complete Essays: 1936-1938 Source: Complete Essays: 1936-1938
“We must all work in harmony with each other to stand up for what is right, to speak up for what is fair, and to always voice any corrections so that the ignorant become informed and justice is never ignored. Every time a person allows an act of ignorance to happen, they delay our progress for true change. Every person, molecule and thing matters. We become responsible for the actions of others the instant we become conscious of what they are doing wrong and fail to remind them of what is right.” PersonsMatterHappensActionSpeakVoiceJusticeProgressFailingIgnoranceConsciousFairsHarmonyResponsibleIgnorantInstantIgnoredCitizenshipDelayMoleculesCorrections Author:Suzy Kassem