In examinations the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Foolish people ask questions that wise people cannot answer.
- In plain terms
- The naive ask unanswerable questions.
- What can you take from it?
- Ask questions that admit limits of knowledge.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a question foolish?
- How to recognize unanswerable queries?
Another view
Some wise questions are indeed unanswerable.
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