Quotes · Quote card

Quotation from Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare

“And seeing ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Lord Say)

Henry VI, Part 2, Act 4, Scene 7 (Project Gutenberg #1501 (Folio-based modern-spelling text))

Say pleads for his life before Cade, citing his gifts to learning; the rebels behead him for it.

Citation: "And seeing ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven" — William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, Act 4, Scene 7 (Project Gutenberg #1501 (Folio-based modern-spelling text)). (id henry-vi-part-2-q11)

Download card (PNG)

Quote card: And seeing ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to