Victor Davis Hanson Quotes

The worst kind of arrogance is arrogance from ignorance.

I try to get rid of people who always confidently answer questions about which they don't have any real knowledge.

Education is lacking in most of those who pontificate.

It is a tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn't know - the less a man knows, the more sure it is that he knows everything.

I'm just another guy who thinks he's smarter than he is, in a long line of them.

There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine mission. They are possessed with the sin of pride, they have yielded to the perennial temptation.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.

The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead.

There are people who have never been taught anything, and know everything, have never been anywhere, and understand everything, have never given a moment's thought to anything, and comprehend everything. 'Blessed hands' is the name bestowed on these fortunate beings. The world envies, honours and respects them.

It's what a fellow thinks he knows that hurts him.

He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.

Stupidity and human incompetence are the great evils, not ambition and glory.

Donald Trump giving a speech on Islam is like me giving a speech titled, 'The Best Haircuts to Have If You Really Want to Succeed in Corporate America.' I could do it. But I'd mostly be making it up as I went along.

The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance.

Self-complacency is the companion of ignorance.

It is by no means necessary to understand things to speak confidently about them.

The more you think you know, the more closed-minded you'll be.

Some people have no idea what they're doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.

Man," I cried, "how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!

Incompetence is certainty in the absence of expertise. Overconfidence is certainty in the presence of expertise.

a person who is arrogant is also ignorant!

I think the problem with people like this is that they are so stupid that they have no idea how stupid they are.

His pomposity is overshadowed only by his rank stupidity

O human creature,you are the investigator without knowledge, the magistrate without jurisdiction, and all in all, the fool of the farce.

To think to be wise alone is a very great folly.