Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.

Quote by John Selden

Topics: Ignorance Quotes

Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.

Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.

No man is the wiser for his learning; it may administer matter to work in,...

No man is the wiser for his learning; it may administer matter to work in,...

A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake....

A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake....

The world cannot be governed without juggling.

The world cannot be governed without juggling.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but...

Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but...

No man is the wiser for his learning

No man is the wiser for his learning

They that are against superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I...

They that are against superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I...

Philosophy is nothing but discretion.

Philosophy is nothing but discretion.

'Tis not seasonable to call a man a traitor that has an army at his...

'Tis not seasonable to call a man a traitor that has an army at his...

Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.

Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.

'Tis not seasonable to call a man a traitor that has an army at his...

'Tis not seasonable to call a man a traitor that has an army at his...

Pleasures are all alike simply considered in themselves: he that hunts, or he that governs...

Pleasures are all alike simply considered in themselves: he that hunts, or he that governs...

Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or...

Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or...

It's not the drinking to be blamed, but the excess.

It's not the drinking to be blamed, but the excess.

Wise people say nothing in dangerous times.

Wise people say nothing in dangerous times.

Money makes a man laugh

Money makes a man laugh

Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his heels.

Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his heels.

The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is...

The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is...

He was a genuine defector. Yurchenko was a real traitor.

He was a genuine defector. Yurchenko was a real traitor.

This principle is old, but true as fate, Kings may love treason, but the traitor...

This principle is old, but true as fate, Kings may love treason, but the traitor...