Levi Strauss Quotes

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

Ask the right questions if you're to find the right answers.

It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.

A wise man's question contains half the answer.

The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions.

Wise men don't need concrete answers. By definition, they need wisdom." ~ Geraki

Intellect takes you to the door, but it doesn't take you into the house.

Ask the right questions, and the answers will always reveal themselves.

A good question is, of course, the key by which infinite answers can be educed.

The key to good decision making is not knowledge. It is understanding. We are swimming in the former. We are desperately lacking in the latter.

Intelligence complicates. Wisdom simplifies.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

The best vision is insight.

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.

Doubt grows with knowledge.

People realize this man knows what the hell's going on and nobody else does.

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.

Wisdom is a sacred communion.

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

It's very hard to know what wisdom is.

The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything.

We can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.