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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
There are two sides to every question, because, when there are no longer two sides it ceases to be a read more
There are two sides to every question, because, when there are no longer two sides it ceases to be a question
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
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.
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.
How could there be any question of acquiring or possessing, when the one thing needful for a man is to read more
How could there be any question of acquiring or possessing, when the one thing needful for a man is to become -- to be at last, and to die in the fullness of his being.
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.'
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.
The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.
The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.
