“Merciful heaven, Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle; but man, proud man, Dressed in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured His glassy essence--like an angry ape Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven As makes the angels weep; who, with our spleens, would all themselves laugh mortal.” MenLittlesPlayHeavenLaughingProudAuthorityAngelEssenceAngryTricksIgnorantMortalsFantasticSplitsAssuredApesMercifulOaksBoltsProud ManSpleenMyrtle Book:Measure for Measure Source: Measure for Measure
“The curse of the intelligent man is that he will always find himself surrounded by the ignorant. The measure of the intelligent man is determined by his tolerance toward them.” MenLifeIntelligentDeterminedToleranceIgnorantCurseIntelligent Man Author:Derek R. Audette
“A man does not wonder at what he sees frequently, even though he be ignorant of the reason. If anything happens which he has not seen before, he calls it a prodigy.” IfsMenDoeReasonHappensWonderThings HappenIgnorantFamiliarityProdigies Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero
“I would venture to affirm that a man cannot attain excellence if he satisfy the ignorant and not those of his own craft, and if he be not 'singular' or 'distant,' or whatever you like to call him.” IfsMenExcellenceIgnorantCraftsVenture Author:Leonardo da Vinci