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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.
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.'
You ask: what is the meaning or purpose of life? I can only answer with another question: do you think read more
You ask: what is the meaning or purpose of life? I can only answer with another question: do you think we are wise enough to read God's mind?
A prudent question is one half of wisdom.
A prudent question is one half of wisdom.
Openly questioning the way the world works and challenging the power of the powerful is not an activity customarily rewarded.
Openly questioning the way the world works and challenging the power of the powerful is not an activity customarily rewarded.
He who asks questions, cannot avoid the answers
He who asks questions, cannot avoid the answers
The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: "If I stop to help this man, what will read more
The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: "If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?" But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: "If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?"
The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not read more
The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.
The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that they will answer read more
The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask him which he finds it hard to answer
