enquire QUOTES

1 " Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. When we enquire into any subject, the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This leads us to look at catalogues, and at the backs of books in libraries. "

― James Boswell , The Life of Samuel Johnson Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Vol 2

2 " We should, I think, proceed to enquire into what we mean by ideals - or rather, to examine, critically, the nature of those acts which to us appear to be outward manifestations of idealisms "

― , A Wreath For The Maidens

3 " There is a saying, if any stranger enquire of the first met of Maan, were it even a child, “Who is here the sheykh?” he would answer him “I am he. "

― , Travels in Arabia Deserta, Volume 1

4 " One cannot simply read the Bible, like other books. One must be prepared really to enquire of it. Only thus will it reveal itself. Only if we expect from it the ultimate answer, shall we receive it. That is because in the Bible God speaks to us. And one cannot simply think about God in one’s own strength, one has to inquire of him. Only if we seek him, will he answer us. "

― Dietrich Bonhoeffer

5 " Granville did not come to enquire after me, as I had known he would not. I had always considered him made awkward by painful emotion, but now I considered that perhaps hew as only unfeeling. "

― Anna Freeman , The Fair Fight

6 " You raise an eyebrow at me speculatively.
“Really?” you enquire your voice full of sarcasm.
“Respect me how Jenna? By choosing not to spend any
time with me? By not even bothering to let me know
where you are? By rolling in when you feel like it? Well
then… I think we need to redefine what we mean by
respect Jenna, don’t you? "

― Felicity Brandon , Friday's Lesson

7 " O prejudice, prejudice, prejudice, how many hast thou destroyed! Men who might have been wise have remained fools because they thought they were wise. Many judge what the gospel ought to be, but do not actually enquire as to what it is. They do not come to the Bible to obtain their views of religion, but they open that Book to find texts to suit the opinions which they bring to it. They are not open to the honest force of truth, and therefore are not saved by it. "

― Charles Haddon Spurgeon