Socrates, you will remember, asked all the important questions - but he never answered any of them

Socrates, you will remember, asked all the important questions - but he never answered any of them

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.

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.

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?

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a read more

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever

The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What read more

The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while and watch your answers change.

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

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

The question is, why are politicians so eager to be president? What is it about the job that makes it read more

The question is, why are politicians so eager to be president? What is it about the job that makes it worth revealing, on national television, that you have the ethical standards of a slime-coated piece of industrial waste?

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.