"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."
Source not yet traced to a specific passage, so treat the exact wording as unverified. See disputed and misattributed quotes.
Not a Stoic. Stephen Hawking is classed as Contemplative & Other: Voices from outside the Greco-Roman tradition, included here for reflection. These are not Stoic in origin.
More from the Contemplative & Other collection
- "Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it."
- "Knowledge is limited; imagination involves the world."
- "Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."
- "The crazy open the paths that the wise then follow."
- "There are three things that are certain: death, taxes, and maintenance."