There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell 'em.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Some individuals refuse to learn or accept information from others.
- In plain terms
- You cannot educate people who do not want to know.
- What can you take from it?
- Ignorance is sometimes a choice.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do you stop trying to inform someone?
- Is ignorance always a choice?
Another view
It assumes refusal to know is always intentional.
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