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“This is why she hates Alabaster: not because he is more powerful, not even because he is crazy, but because he refuses to allow her any of the polite fictions and unspoken truths that have kept her comfortable, and safe, for years.”
― The Fifth Season
― The Fifth Season
“Those who believe the axiom that "Ignorance is bliss" only discovered its true meaning when the bliss began to hiss.”
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“...sometimes it's best not to know, because even when you know, it doesn't matter anyway. Ignorance is bliss. Knowledge is often a responsibility nobody wants.”
― Flawed
― Flawed
“Perhaps one could not live with such knowledge. One might die for it, or of it.”
― The Message to the Planet
― The Message to the Planet
“Ignorance is at best merely a drop of bliss, whereas spiritual knowledge is at all times an ocean of bliss.”
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“Ignorance is not bliss, but acceptance of ignorance is.”
― Good Scientist: When Science and Service Combine
― Good Scientist: When Science and Service Combine
“Daodejing 65.
Those of ancient times who were expert in implementing the Way
Did not use it to enlighten the common people
But employed it to make them stupid
The commoners are difficult to govern
Because they know too much.”
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Those of ancient times who were expert in implementing the Way
Did not use it to enlighten the common people
But employed it to make them stupid
The commoners are difficult to govern
Because they know too much.”
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“Of course you don't know yourself, lucky old you. I just know myself too bloody well.”
― The Black Prince
― The Black Prince
“I could no more lie without noticing it than I could un-knowingly pass a kidney stone.
If there is another life after this one, I would like very much, in the next one, to be the sort of person of whom it could truly be said, “Forgive him— he knows not what he does.”
― Mother Night
― Mother Night
“Those who believe the axiom that "Ignorance is bliss" are the ones who only discovered its true meaning when the bliss turned to piss.”
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“The only reason the world was a better place during your childhood is because you were a child.”
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“To say they are ignoring what is happening at the college would not quite be true, or not quite fair. A few sick strangers--those poor kids, but none from the classes they teach--is only one of a hundred bad stories that must be overlooked every day. To close one’s eyes can be an act of survival.”
― The Dreamers
― The Dreamers
“Ignorants can sometimes be the most powerful beings because they can easily disregard things that affect their mental health. If you are not ignorant, now is the time to learn something new.”
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“Many people believe that ignorance is bliss because not knowing something can bring happiness. In reality, it often means that avoiding certain things or people in life can lead to happiness!”
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“வாழ்வின் பல தருணங்களில் அறியாமைதான் சந்தோஷம்; அறிவு நிம்மதிக்குச சத்துரு.”
― Moondram Ulaga Por
― Moondram Ulaga Por
“Those who believe the axiom that "Ignorance is bliss" are the ones who only discovered its true meaning after the bliss turned to piss.”
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“Those who believe the axiom that "Ignorance is bliss" are the ones who only discovered its true meaning when the bliss began to hiss.”
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“Ignorance is bliss. But one day, people will realise the sheer scale of destruction humans do on Earth. We can all do our part to improve what we can.”
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“Try not to fear what you do not understand. Be open and allow yourself to learn new things in life. Ignorance is truly NOT bliss.”
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“Nothing bad has ever happened to the well-adjusted, so they assume the world will always be ready to receive them, in all their positivity and grace.”
― Once More, with Feeling
― Once More, with Feeling
“Thou art happy that thou hast not understanding to know thy misery; for all our wit and reading brings us to a truer sense of sorrow.”
― The Duchess of Malfi
― The Duchess of Malfi
“What would the natural, logical fruit of heightened consciousness be if not inertia, by which I mean consciously sitting with folded arms! I mentioned that before. And I repeat it again and again: spontaneous people and men of action can act precisely because they are limited and stupid.”
― Notes from Underground
― Notes from Underground
“But the point is, knowing stuff doesn't change your life—and if it does, then that's proof it was better off not knowing. I'd rather to be a happy fool than a dead expert.
"Being a happy fool is working out for you?"
So far it's been highly lucrative.”
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"Being a happy fool is working out for you?"
So far it's been highly lucrative.”
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“অনেক লোক বিশ্বাস করে যে অজ্ঞতা আনন্দ কারণ কিছু না জানা সুখ আনতে পারে। বাস্তবে, এটি প্রায়শই বোঝায় যে জীবনে কিছু জিনিস বা মানুষকে এড়িয়ে চলাটা সুখের দিকে নিয়ে যেতে পারে!”
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“অনেক লোক বিশ্বাস করে যে ইগনোরেন্স ইজ ব্লিস কারণ কিছু না জানা সুখ আনতে পারে। বাস্তবে, এটি প্রায়শই বোঝায় যে জীবনে কিছু জিনিস বা মানুষকে এড়িয়ে চলাটা সুখের দিকে নিয়ে যেতে পারে!”
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“And I've noticed that suffering is seen more than felt, whereas happiness is felt more than seen. Because if one doesn't see or think, he will know a certain contentment, like that of the mystics and the bohemians and the riffraff. It's by the door of thought and the window of observation that suffering comes into one's mind.”
― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
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