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Ignorance is bliss" may refer to: "Ignorance Is Bliss", a phrase coined by English poet Thomas Gray in his 1742 " Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College " "In knowing nothing, life is most delightful" ( In nil sapiendo vita iucundissima est ), a quote by Publilius Syrus
In this poem, Gray coined the phrase "Ignorance is bliss". It occurs in the final stanza of the poem: ... No more; where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise. [1]
Gray's surviving letters also show his sharp observation and playful sense of humour. He is well known for his phrase, "where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise," from Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College. It has been asserted that the Ode also abounds with images which find "a mirror in every mind". [28]
Ignorance is bliss, according to Nicolas Philibert, director of BAFTA nominee “To Be and to Have” and Berlin best film winner “On the Adamant,” discussing his approach to documentary ...
No more;—where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise. — Thomas Gray, Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College (full text here) Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Ignorance is bliss; Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery; In for a penny, in for a pound (March comes) in like a lion, (and goes) out like a lamb; In the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed man is king; In the midst of life, we are in death; Into every life a little rain must fall; It ain't over till/until it's over
Thomas McNaught (born 26 July 1993) is an English filmmaker from Liverpool, England. [1] His first notable project is his BBC Three Fresh featured [2] short documentary Alice: Ignorance is Bliss, which follows the relationship between his 84-year-old dementia suffering grandmother and himself.
He featured regularly in the radio series Hoop-La, with Robb Wilton and Max Wall, and became more popular after 1945 playing the role of a Cockney ignoramus on Ignorance Is Bliss, chaired by Stewart MacPherson, which was a BBC adaptation of the American show It Pays to Be Ignorant. [1] [3] According to Roy Hudd, Berens' exclamations of "What a ...