As the island of knowledge grows, so do the shores of our ignorance.

Evidence

The Island of Knowledge: Science and the Meaning of Life (Farnam Street)

Categorization

• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Life is full of unfathomable mysteries that elude understanding. — Crews, Harry, A childhood the biography of a place, 374; We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance. — John Archibald Wheeler — Wikiquote; The pursuit of understanding is an end in itself, and the horizon of knowledge always eludes us. — Unreachable Horizon: Philosophy of Perpetual Uncertainty (+2 more)

Related

• We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance. (similarity 0.88)
• The pursuit of understanding is an end in itself, and the horizon of knowledge always eludes us. (similarity 0.82)