Learning and personal development
To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
— Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), Sybil (1845), Book 1, chapter 5

Learning and personal development

What it means

Recognising that you do not know the facts is the first step toward knowing them. Awareness of ignorance opens the door to learning.

About the author

Benjamin Disraeli — Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1868; 1874–1880).

Source and verification

Source
Sybil (1845), Book 1, chapter 5
Reference
Benjamin Disraeli on Wikiquote
Checked
Wording and source taken from the sourced section of the author’s Wikiquote page, which cites the work given here (accessed 2026-10-11).
Copyright
Public domain: the author died in 1881.

The explanation above is ToDoMatriX’s own reading of the quote, not the author’s words.

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