Inspirational Quotes on Ignorance

“We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive.”

“Every man should study conciseness in speaking; it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches, though they may please the speaker, are the torture of the hearer.”

“Perfection is immutable, but for things imperfect, to change is the way to perfect them. Constancy without knowledge cannot be always good; and in things ill, it is not virtue but an absolute vice.”

“If you trust yourself to walk in the light of your own conscience, uninstructed or little instructed by the Word of God, you will end up doing things that you are deeply and sincerely convinced are right. But they may be terribly hurtful and destructive within the Church.”

“The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.”

“Nothing can be proposed so wild or so absurd as not to find a party, and often a very large party to espouse it.”

“Many of our trouble occur because we base our choices on unreliable authorities; culture ("everyone is doing it"), tradition ("we've always done it"), reason ("it seems logical"), or emotion ("it just felt right").”

“No man is uneducated who knows the Bible, and no one is wise who is ignorant of its teachings.”

“A man may be theologically knowing and spiritually ignorant.”

“We have all forgot more than we remember.”

“Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.”

“Whoever is afraid of submitting any question, civil or religious, to the test of free discussion, is more in love with his own opinion than with truth.”

“Emotion is what believers mistake most for spirituality. Carnal Christians whose tendency is emotional in character habitually crave sensation in their lives. They desire to sense the presence of God in their hearts or their sensory organs; they yearn to feel a love-fire burning. They want to feel elated, to be uplifted in spiritual life, to be prosperous in work. True, spiritual believers sometimes do have such sensations, yet their progress and joy are not contingent upon these. The soulish are quite different in this respect: with such sensations, they can serve the Lord; without them, they can scarcely move a step.”

“Over-sensitivity is another trait at which generally marks the soulish. Very difficult are they to live with because they interpret every move around them as aimed at them. When neglected they become angry. When they suspect changing attitudes towards them, they are hurt. They easily become intimate with people, for they literally thrive on such affection. They exhibit the sentiment of inseparability. A slight change in such a relationship will give their soul unutterable pains. And thus these people are deceived into thinking they are suffering for the Lord.”

“They have not been lost in God, else they would be able to take in their stride all things as nothing.”

“Ignorance accounts for today's tragic plight among the saints.”

“It is naive to assume any over-the-counter scheme for the morning-after pill would be effective. Making the morning-after pill over-the-counter would only benefit those that profit from its increased sale, but the real price will be paid by women and girls who would suffer the health consequences.”

“Bien des fois, le Seigneur les délivra, mais ils restaient obstinément rebelles et enfoncés dans leur faute.”

“Attention, gens les plus bêtes du monde ! Idiots, quand vous mettrez-vous à réfléchir ? Le seigneur, qui a planté l'oreille de l'homme, est-il incapable d'entendre ? Lui qui a façonné l’œil, est-il incapable de voir ? Lui qui corrige les nations, est-il incapable de punir ? Lui qui apprend aux humains à comprendre, lui, le Seigneur, connaît les projets des humains : ce n'est que du vent, il le sait bien.”

“It's better to be unhappy and know, than to be happy and live... as a fool.”