‘ignorance is bliss’: meaning and origin – word histories
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WEBDec 1, 2020 · The phrase ignorance is bliss means that, if one is unaware of an unpleasant fact or situation, one cannot be troubled by it. This phrase was coined by the English poet and literary scholar Thomas Gray (1716-1771) in An Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College (London: printed for R. Dodsley and sold by M. Cooper, 1747):
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