A young man is embarrassed to question an older one.

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Homer (; Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος [hómɛːros], Hómēros; possibly born c. 8th century BC) was an ancient Greek poet who is traditionally credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer was highly revered in ancient Greek society...

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Zeus does not bring all men's plans to fulfillment.

It is not unseemly for a man to die fighting in defense of his country.

Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.

There is nothing to suggest that mothering cannot be shared by several people.

There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.

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A thinker sees his own actions as experiments and questions—as attempts to find out something. Success and failure are for him answers above all.

—Friedrich Nietzsche

Look at all the sentences which seem true and question them.

—David Reisman

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.

—Albert Einstein

What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.

—Werner Heisenberg

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The important thing is not to stop questioning.

—Albert Einstein

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