The question why there is evil in existence is the same as why there is imperfection... But this is the read more

The question why there is evil in existence is the same as why there is imperfection... But this is the real question we ought to ask: Is this imperfection the final truth, is evil absolute and ultimate?

If we are ever in doubt about what to do, it is a good rule to ask ourselves what we read more

If we are ever in doubt about what to do, it is a good rule to ask ourselves what we shall wish on the morrow that we had done.

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the read more

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the breath of life for a conversation.

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by read more

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

Questions are never indiscreet: answers sometimes are

Questions are never indiscreet: answers sometimes are

Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to read more

Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.

A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle read more

A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried.

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This read more

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.'

The power to question is the basis of all human progress.

The power to question is the basis of all human progress.