“Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.”
Socrates (-470–-399 BC) classical Greek Athenian philosopher
Theaetetus, 155d
Plato, Theaetetus
“Men begin to reject simple things, and to write tracts, interpretations, and philosophical studies. They also begin to feel that they know a better way.”
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