"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom."
— Socrates
Wonder Is The Beginning Of Wisdom
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
About this quote
This paraphrases a passage in Plato's Theaetetus (155d), where Socrates tells the young mathematician Theaetetus that "wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder." Aristotle later echoed the idea in Metaphysics (982b), writing that it was through wonder that people first began to philosophize.
Source
Attributed, paraphrased from Plato, Theaetetus 155d