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Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everyth
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"Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything"

- Sydney Smith

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This quote by Sydney Smith encourages us to be selective in what we pick to discover and comprehend. He recommends that it is much better to be ignorant of a variety of things, rather than to be oblivious of whatever. This is since having a broad understanding of lots of subjects can be frustrating and can result in a lack of understanding of any one topic. By having the guts to be oblivious of a great number of things, we can focus our attention on the subjects that are most important to us and get a deeper understanding of them. This will help us to prevent the catastrophe of being ignorant of whatever. In other words, it is much better to be a specialist in a few things than to be a novice in lots of.

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Sydney Smith This quote is written / told by Sydney Smith between June 3, 1771 and February 22, 1845. He was a famous Clergyman from England. The author also have 32 other quotes.

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