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

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.

I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer

I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer

Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in read more

Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory?

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

Good questions outrank easy answers.

Good questions outrank easy answers.

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?

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.

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?