Henry David Thoreau Quote

Strictly speaking there is no such thing as elementary knowledge. There is always a chasm between knowledge and ignorance which the steps of science can never pass.


In: Robert Sattelmeyer (ed.), Journal (Volume 2: 1842-1848) (p. 91)


Strictly speaking there is no such thing as elementary knowledge. There is always a chasm between knowledge and ignorance which the steps of science...

Strictly speaking there is no such thing as elementary knowledge. There is always a chasm between knowledge and ignorance which the steps of science...

Strictly speaking there is no such thing as elementary knowledge. There is always a chasm between knowledge and ignorance which the steps of science...

Strictly speaking there is no such thing as elementary knowledge. There is always a chasm between knowledge and ignorance which the steps of science...