Ralph Waldo Emerson Ignorant Quotations

It is the ignorant and childish part of man that is the fighting part

If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; but he is such an ignorant peacock, that he goes bustling up and down, and hits on extraordinary discoveries.

The intelligent have a right over the ignorant; namely, the right of instructing them.

It is the ignorant and childish part of mankind that is the fighting part. Idle and vacant minds want excitement