"Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance"
- Will Durant
About this Quote
This quote by Will Durant talks to the concept that our knowledge is limited and ever-changing. As we find out more, we recognize that there is still so much more to find out. Our knowledge is like a mirage in a desert, seeming close but constantly simply out of reach. As the desert of ignorance expands, our understanding declines even more and further away. This quote serves as a reminder that we must never be contented in our knowledge, however rather make every effort to read more and expand our understanding of the world. It also acts as a pointer that we must never ever be conceited in our understanding, as there is always more to find out.
This quote is written / told by Will Durant between November 5, 1885 and November 7, 1981. He was a famous Historian from USA.
The author also have 34 other quotes.
"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"