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“Laugh not too much; the witty man laughs least: For wit is news only to ignorance. Lesse at thine own things laugh; lest in the jest Thy person share, and the conceit advance.”

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Book:The Works of George Herbert: Poems

Source: The Works of George Herbert: Poems

“Is it not ignorance that we share? A lie takes two. The truth we find alone.”

Two Lying Share Ignorance

Author:Anthony Marais

“Crimes increase as education, opportunity, and property decrease. Whatever spreads ignorance, poverty and, discontent causes crime.... Criminals have their own responsibility, their own share of guilt, but they are merely the hand.... Whoever interferes with equal rights and equal opportunities is in some real degree, responsible for the crimes committed in the community.”

“Although I am very interested in the subject of human misjudgment - and lord knows I've created a good bit of it - I don't think I've created my full statistical share, and I think that one of the reasons was I tried to do something about this terrible ignorance I left the Harvard Law School with.”

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Author:Charlie Munger

“...Writings can be stolen, or changed, or used for evil purposes. But isn't the risk worth taking? The more people who share knowledge, the greater safeguard for it. Isn't there more danger in ignorance than knowledge?”

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Author:Lloyd Alexander

“Ignore and ignorance share the same root.”

Share Ignorance Roots

Author:Kathryn Erskine

“The reason there's so much ignorance is that those who have it are so eager to share it.”

Reason Share Ignorance Ignorant

Author:Frank A. Clark