ignorance is bliss

Etymology
From 's poem,  (1742): "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise."

Proverb

 * 1) A lack of knowledge results in happiness; it is more comfortable to not know certain things.

Translations

 * Albanian: padituri është bekim
 * Arabic: الْجَهْل نَعِيمَهُ, الْجَهْل نِعْمَة
 * Egyptian Arabic: الجهل راحه
 * Armenian: Շատ բան իմանաս, շուտ կծերանաս
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 無知是福, 難得糊塗
 * Czech: nevědomost je sladká
 * Danish: uvidenhed er en velsignelse
 * Dutch: het geluk is met de onwetenden, wat niet weet, wat niet deert, Zalig zijn de onwetenden
 * Esperanto: senscio estas beato
 * Finnish: tieto lisää tuskaa
 * French: bienheureux celui qui ne connaît pas la vérité
 * Georgian:
 * German: das ist das Glück der Unwissenden, was ich nicht weiß, macht mich nicht heiß, Unwissenheit ist Seligkeit
 * Greek: η άγνοια είναι ευτυχία
 * Hebrew: אֵין שֶׂכֶל אֵין דְּאָגוֹת
 * Hungarian: a tudatlanság áldás
 * Italian: l'ignoranza è una benedizione, beata ignoranza!
 * Japanese: 無知は至福である,
 * Korean: 모르는 것이 약, 아는 것이 탈, 무지각 상팔자,
 * Lithuanian: nežinojimas yra palaima
 * Norwegian Bokmål: uvitenhet er lykke
 * Norwegian Nynorsk: fåkunna er sæl
 * Persian: نادانی سعادت است
 * Polish: niewiedza to błogosławieństwo
 * Portuguese: a ignorância é uma bênção
 * Romanian: ignoranța e o binecuvântare
 * Russian: ме́ньше зна́ешь — кре́пче спишь, незна́ние — блаже́нство, многие зна́ния — многие печа́ли
 * Serbo-Croatian: незнање је врлина
 * Slovak: nevedomosť je sladká
 * Slovene: nevednost je blaženost
 * Spanish: la ignorancia resulta en felicidad, ojos que no ven corazón que no siente, la ignorancia es atrevida, bienaventurado el ignorante, bendita ignorancia
 * Swedish: okunnighet är salighet
 * Thai: การไม่รู้เป็นความสุข
 * Turkish: cehalet saadettir
 * Ukrainian: невігластво то є щастя
 * Vietnamese: ngu si hưởng thái bình