“The knowledge that is suited to our situation and powers, the whole compass of moral, natural, and mathematical science, was neglected by the new Platonists; whilst they exhausted their strength in the verbal disputes of metaphysics, attempted to explore the secrets of the invisible world, and studied to reconcile Aristotle with Plato, on subjects of which both these philosophers were as ignorant as the rest of mankind.” WorldWholeNaturalSecretSituationMoralHistorySubjectsMankindPhilosopherInvisibleIgnorantMathematicalMetaphysicsExhaustedPlatoCompassDisputesNeglectedReconcileRoman Empire Book:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Source: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
“It is certainly of great importance for a general to keep his plans secret; and Frederick the Great was right when he said that if his night-cap knew what was in his head he would throw it into the fire. That kind of secrecy was practicable in Frederick's time when his whole army was kept closely about him; but when maneuvers of the vastness of Napoleon's are executed, and war is waged as in our day, what concert of action can be expected from generals who are utterly ignorant of what is going on around them?” IfsKindSaidWarWholeActionNightSecretFirePlansImportanceArmyExpectedIgnorantConcertsSecrecyCapsVastness Author:Antoine-Henri Jomini
“Ignorant people remain ignorant because they have a secret agreement to call one another intelligent.” PeopleSecretIntelligentIgnorantAgreementIgnorant People Author:Vernon Howard