He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

Quote by Voltaire

Topics: Ignorance Quotes, Learning Quotes

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

If there were no God, it would be necessary to invent him.

If there were no God, it would be necessary to invent him.

We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to...

The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to...

All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally...

All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally...

In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous....

In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous....

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that...

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a...

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a...

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy: the mad daughter of a wise...

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy: the mad daughter of a wise...

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he...

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he...

Never let someone else determine your worth. Only you know your true value.

Never let someone else determine your worth. Only you know your true value.

Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angels can dance on the head of...

Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angels can dance on the head of...