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To Thales the primary question was not what do we know, but how
do we know it.
To Thales the primary question was not what do we know, but how
do we know it.
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.
Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.
No man really becomes a fool until he stops asking questions.
No man really becomes a fool until he stops asking questions.
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by the answers.
The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by the answers.
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
An expert knows all the answers -- if you ask the right questions.
An expert knows all the answers -- if you ask the right questions.
You see things; and you say, "Why"; But I dream things that never
were; and I say, "Why not?"
You see things; and you say, "Why"; But I dream things that never
were; and I say, "Why not?"