Quote of Jean-Jacques Rousseau - The only way to avoid error...
Biography - Jean-Jacques Rousseau:
Genevan philosopher, writer and composer.
Born: 1712 - Died: 1778
Period:
18th century
Place of birth: Switzerland
Born: 1712 - Died: 1778
Period:
18th century
Place of birth: Switzerland
The only way to avoid error is ignorance.
Note
"Since the more men know, the more they deceive themselves, the only way to avoid error is ignorance."
Quote source: Emile, or On Education
Translation
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Quotes about mistake:
What is tolerance? It is the endowment of humanity. We are all steeped in weakness and error; let us forgive each other our stupidities, that is the first law of nature.
Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not.
Quotes about ignorance:
The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.
Suppose a man can convince me of error and bring home to me that I am mistaken in thought or act; I shall be glad to alter, for the truth is what I pursue, and no one was ever injured by the truth, whereas he is injured who continues in his own self-deception and ignorance.
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