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They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.

They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.

Terry Pratchett
Funny, Learning, Ignorance
Terry Pratchett (2009). “Equal Rites: (Discworld Novel 3)”, Random House

His progress through life was hampered by his tremendous sense of his own ignorance, a disability which affects all too few.

Terry Pratchett
Ignorance, Progress, Disability
Terry Pratchett (2009). “Maskerade: (Discworld Novel 18)”, p.271, Random House

Granny sighed. "You have learned something," she said, and thought it safe to insert a touch of sternness into her voice. "They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.

Terry Pratchett
Ignorance, Voice, Half
Terry Pratchett (2009). “Equal Rites: (Discworld Novel 3)”, p.80, Random House

Cutangle: While I'm still confused and uncertain, it's on a much higher plane, d'you see, and at least I know I'm bewildered about the really fundamental and important facts of the universe. Treatle: I hadn't looked at it like that, but you're absolutely right. He's really pushed back the boundaries of ignorance. They both savoured the strange warm glow of being much more ignorant than ordinary people, who were only ignorant of ordinary things.

Terry Pratchett
Confused, Ignorance, People

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