“He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom.”
“Every step is a first step if it's a step in the right direction.”
“He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.”
“It is vital to remember that information-- in the sense of raw data-- is not knowledge, that knowledge is not wisdom, and that wisdom is not foresight. But information is the first essential step to all of these.”
“One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything.”
“He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not, is a slave.”