The ignorant are too confident. Katherine Thinkings and poems December 17, 2022 1 Minute Charles Darwin wrote in The Descent of Man (1871): ‘Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than knowledge.” Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email TweetShare on TumblrMorePocket Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Like Loading... Related Published by Katherine Poetry writer and author View all posts by Katherine Published December 17, 2022