#ignorance

To some perhaps it may appear a little strained to place this last-mentioned form of attachment on a level of importance with the others, and such persons may be inclined to deny to the homogenic [...] or homosexual love that intense, that penetrating, and at times overmastering character which would entitle it to rank as a great human passion. But in truth this view, when entertained, arises from a want of acquaintance with the actual facts. ↗

— Edward Carpenter

#homophobia #homosexuality #ignorance #love #passion

I find few things more personally enriching than exploring the parameters of my own ignorance. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#ignorance #life #parameters #experience

The notion that faith in Christ is to be rewarded by an eternity of bliss, while a dependence upon reason, observation, and experience merits everlasting pain, is too absurd for refutation, and can be believed only by that unhappy mixture of insanity and ignorance, called faith. ↗

— Robert G. Ingersoll

#bliss #christ #eternity #faith #ignorance

It’s ignorant to think you know everything about a person. There’s many different sides to everybodys personality and there’s just different colours to a personality. ↗

— Kelly Clarkson

#ignorance #judgement #knowledge #life #people

God did not mean us to be ignorant. He left us this marvelous universe to decipher and understand. ↗

— James Targett

#god #ignorance #knowledge #marvels #universe

There is no sinfulness in the will and affections without some error in the understanding. All lusts which a natural man lives in, are lusts of ignorance. ↗

— George Gillespie

#error #ignorance #lives #man #man lives

I tell Ki that I'm learning about words and stories to help our family. He says he's protecting our family with his knife. Who is right? Which is best, protecting with words or with his knife?" She is instant, certain, and solemn, and there is no misunderstanding her meaning. "Fight ignorance with words. Fight evil with your knife. Tell you husband, Ki, that he is right. ↗

— Camron Wright

#ignorance #protection #family

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

#forgiveness #i #i believe #i believe in #ignorance

There comes a moment in history when ignorance is no longer a forgivable offense... a moment when only wisdom has the power to absolve. - Bertrand Zobrist ↗

— Dan Brown

#ignorance #power #wisdom #forgiveness

no people can be both ignorant and free. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#ignorance #freedom