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“I am philosophical Christ; crucified on the cross of ignorance for the sake of divine vanity.”

Christ Ignorance Divine Crosses Philosophical Sake Vanity

Author:Kedar Joshi

“It is a disgrace to let ignorance and vanity do more with us than prudence and principle.”

Principles Ignorance Vanity Prudence Disgrace

Book:The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

Source: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

“Incivility is not a Vice of the Soul, but the effect of several Vices; of Vanity, Ignorance of Duty, Laziness, Stupidity, Distraction, Contempt of others, and Jealousy.”

Soul Character Effects Ignorance Duty Vices Stupidity Vanity Contempt Distraction Laziness Incivility

Author:Jean de la Bruyere

“... overconfidence in one's own ability is the root of much evil. Vanity, egoism, is the deadliest of all characteristics. This vanity, combined with extreme ignorance of conditions the knowledge of which is the very A B C of business and of life, produces more shipwrecks and heartaches than any other part of our mental make-up.”

Evil Ability Business Conditions Produce Ignorance Roots Extremes Vanity Heartache Characteristics Egoism Shipwreck Overconfidence

Author:Alice Foote MacDougall

“The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of absent pleasures, cause inconstancy.”

Causes Pleasure Consciousness Ignorance Vanity Absent Falsity Inconstancy

Book:Thoughts, Letters & Minor Works

Source: Thoughts, Letters & Minor Works

“Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality in time of affliction, but knowledge of morality will always console me for ignorance of physical science.”

Science Time Knowledge Ignorance Morality Scientist Vanity Affliction Console Natural Science Physical Science Knowledge And Ignorance Theory Of Knowledge

Author:Blaise Pascal

“She was heartily ashamed of her ignorance - a misplaced shame. Where people wish to attach, they should always be ignorant. To come with a well−informed mind is to come with an inability of administering to the vanity of others, which a sensible person would always wish to avoid. A woman especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.”

People Ifs Should Mind Wells Persons Wish Knowing Ignorance Shame Ignorant Vanity Ashamed Misfortunes Sensible Inability Misplaced

Author:Jane Austen

“The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.”

Character Ignorance Pride Vanity Arrogance Truest Ignorance Is Bliss Vanity And Pride Pride And Arrogance

Book:The genuine poetical remains of Samuel Butler, with notes by R. Thyer. With a selection from the author's Characters in prose

Source: The genuine poetical remains of Samuel Butler, with notes by R. Thyer. With a selection from the author's Characters in prose

“There is nothing can pay one for that invaluable ignorance which is the companion of youth, those sanguine groundless hopes, and that lively vanity which makes all the happiness of life.”

Pay Youth Ignorance Vanity Companion Lively Life Happiness Invaluable Sanguine

Book:The Letters and Works: In Three Volumes

Source: The Letters and Works: In Three Volumes

“Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible. He is a kind of confidence man, preying on people's vanity, ignorance or loneliness, gaining their trust and betraying them without remorse.”

People Knows Men Kind Doe Loneliness Stupid Ignorance Trust Fame Betrayal Journalism Vanity Deception Journalist Betray Remorse

Author:Janet Malcolm

“Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.”

Ignorance Stupidity Ignorant Vanity Charming Grownups Stupidity And Ignorance Naivete

Author:Eric Hoffer