Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | Questions |
| A prudent question is one half of wisdom. Bacon. | 1 |
Hasty questions require slow answers. Dutch. | 2 |
He that makes a question where there is no doubt must make an answer where there is no reason. | 3 |
He that nothing questioneth nothing learneth. | 4 |
I wish to see face and back; i.e., both sides of the question. Sfik or old Calabar, Africa. | 5 |
It is not calling your neighbors names that settles a question. Benjamin Disraeli. | 6 |
Never answer a question until it is asked. | 7 |
No question is settled until it is settled right. New York Freemans Journal. | 8 |
There are few questions that have not their answers. German. | 9 |
Tis not every question that deserves an answer. | 10 |
To a man full of questions make no answer at all. Plato. | 11 |
To question a wise man is the beginning of wisdom. German. | 12 |
Unsettled questions have no pity for the repose of nations. Swiss. | 13 | |
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