Peter Abelard Quotes

The key to wisdom is this - constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth.

By doubting we are led to question, by questioning we arrive at the truth.

My only weapon is the question.

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.

Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.

By doubting we come to questioning, and by questioning we perceive the truth.

The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.

At the very smallest wheel of our reasoning it is possible for a handful of questions to break the bank of our answers.

Doubt is the necessary tool of knowledge.

Our understanding of the world around us is constantly being redefined and expanded, and so therefore, it is wiser to be passionate about seeking for truth than knowing it.

It is by doubting that we come to investigate, and by investigating that we recognize the truth.

The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he is one who asks the right questions.

Large skepticism leads to large understanding. Small skepticism leads to small understanding. No skepticism leads to no understanding.

I always say I have a Socratic approach to most things that I do. I pummel people with questions, because I need to know what they're thinking, what they're trying to achieve, what they believe the final outcome is going to be.

We live in an age of universal investigation, and of exploration of the sources of all movements.

The scientific mind does not so much provide the right answers as ask the right questions.

Skepticism is the first step towards truth.

The first duty of man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom.

My skepticism is strong, but my curiosity is stronger.

I think that probably the most important thing about our education was that it taught us to question even those things we thought we knew.

Doubt is one of the names of intelligence.

We must strive for literacy and education that teach us to never quit questioning and probing at the assumptions of the day.

In doubting we come to inquiry; by inquiry we perceive the truth.

The first beginnings of wisdom...is to ask questions but never to answer any.