ignorance is bliss
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Thomas Gray's poem, Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College (1742): "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise."[1]
Proverb[edit]
- A lack of knowledge results in happiness; it is more comfortable to not know certain things.
Translations[edit]
Ignorance is bliss
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ The Thomas Gray Archive: "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College" (Lines 99.3-100.5)