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“Intelligent people know they are intelligent. They also know that one person cannot know all, hence a person is not stupid simply because he is ignorant of one thing or another. They know that, to another intelligent person, they will not appear stupid in asking for an explanation of what they do not know, and so their ignorance on any particular issue does not become an embarrassment.”

People Knows Persons Doe Issues One Thing Stupid Ignorance Particular Intelligent Asking Intelligence Ignorant Explanation Embarrassment Not Stupid That One Person Intelligent Person

Author:Lynsay Sands

“I remeber asking a wise man, once . . . 'Why do Men fear the dark?' . . . 'Because darkness' he told me, 'is ignorance made visable.' 'And do Men despise ignorance?' I asked. 'No,' he said, 'they prize it above all things--all things!--but only so long as it remains invisible.”

Men Long Made Said Dark Darkness Wise Ignorance All Things Asking Remains Invisible Prize Despise

Author:R. Scott Bakker

“If you don't let a teacher know what level you are -- by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance -- you will not learn or grow”

Ifs Knows Grows Levels Teacher Ignorance Asking Revealing

Book:Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day

Source: Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day

“Good science is done by being curious in general, by asking questions all around, by acknowledging the likelihood of being wrong and taking this in good humor for granted, by having a deep fondness for nature, and by being made jumpy and nervous by ignorance.”

Made Done Motivational Ignorance Asking Nervous Curious Granted Asking Questions Likelihood Fondness Being Wrong Good Humor Good Science

Author:Lewis Thomas

“It takes a while to grasp that not all failures are self-imposed, the result of ignorance, carelessness or inexperience. It takes a while to grasp that a garden isn't a testing ground for character and to stop asking, what did I do wrong? Maybe nothing.”

Self Character Evil Results Ignorance Failure Garden Asking Testing Carelessness Inexperience What Did I Do Wrong

Book:Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden

Source: Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden