"It will not be held against you..." - Quote by Saint Augustine
It will not be held against you that you are ignorant against your will, but that you neglect to seek out what it is that makes you ignorant; not that you cannot bring together your wounded limbs, but that you reject Him that would heal them.
More by Saint Augustine
“No man has a right to lead such a life of contemplation as to forget in his own ease the service due to his neighbor.”
“When all is said and done, is there any more wonderful sight, any moment when man's reason is nearer to some sort of contact with the nature of the world than the sowing of seeds, the planting of cuttings, the transplanting of shrubs or the grafting of slips?”
“Seek not abroad, for in the inner man dwells the truth.”
More on Ignorance
“A hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance, this new version is the past and no different past can ever have existed. In principle the war effort is always planned to keep society on the brink of starvation. The war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects and its object is not the victory over either Eurasia or East Asia but to keep the very structure of society intact.”
“How many things there are concerning which we might well deliberate whether we had better know them.”
“When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk.”
More on Responsibility
“Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.”
“Every choice you make has an end result.”
“You may have the right to live anyway you like, but you don't have a right to have other people like it. Respect it or pay for it.”