Knowledge is power, ignorance is bliss.

Meaning: This sentence contrasts the idea that knowledge gives you the ability to make informed decisions and take control of your life, while ignorance can lead to a state of contentment and happiness.

Choice of Words: Knowledge is the information, understanding, or skill that you gain through experience or education. Power is the ability to do or act. Ignorance is the state of being unaware or uninformed. Bliss is a state of great happiness or joy.

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• Knowledge empowers, ignorance fades.
• Knowledge empowers, ignorance limits.
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• Bird chirps happily in ignorance of impending doom.
• Education empowers, ignorance enslaves.
• Knowledge is power.
• Knowledge is power and freedom.