Ask no questions, and you'll be told no lies.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that ignorance can shield us from deceit.
Charles Dickens' quote implies that when one refrains from inquiring, they remain blissfully unaware of the potential falsehoods that may surround them. By not asking questions, individuals can avoid the discomfort of discovering unpleasant truths or being misled, highlighting a paradox of curiosity and the risks associated with seeking knowledge.
In practice
In a discussion about the benefits of ignorance, one might use this quote to illustrate how not knowing certain facts can sometimes lead to a more peaceful existence.
I recollected one story there was in the village, how that on a certain night in the year (it might be that very night for anything I knew), all the dead people came out of the ground and sat at the heads of their own graves till morning.
A silent look of affection and regard when all other eyes are turned coldly away-the consciousness that we possess the sympathy and affection of one being when all others have deserted us-is a hold, a stay, a comfort, in the deepest affliction, which no wealth could purchase, or power bestow.
Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried, than before--more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle.
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You might, from your appearance, be the wife of Lucifer,” said Miss Pross, in her breathing. “Nevertheless, you shall not get the better of me. I am an Englishwoman.
Christmas is a poor excuse every 25th of December to pick a man's pockets.
The Prophet is bound to report the truth occasionally," said Dumbledore, "if only accidentally.
I knew if I waited around long enough something like this would happen.
People should not worry as much about what they do but rather about what they are. If they and their ways are good, then their deeds are radiant. If you are righteous, then what you do will also be righteous. We should not think that holiness is based on what we do but rather on what we are, for it is not our works which sanctify us but we who sanctify our works.
Wholeness does not mean perfection: it means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life.
The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely.
Lust indulged became habit, and habit unresisted became necessity.
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