Who said "The sign of a wise man is the ability to entertain an idea while neither accepting nor rejecting it?

Answer 1

I don't recognize that quote, but perhaps you mean this one:

"The number one test of a first rate mind is its ability to hold two opposing ideas at the same time while continuing to function" - F. Scott Fitzgerald

Yours sounds like a paraphrase of Fitzgerald. It's one of my favorite quotes, as it nails the central problem behind much of today's political discourse -- few people are willing to even entertain the notions of the other side, so their ideas tend to be unspeakably simple. (Most people would be subconsciously indicting either the Right or the Left with these comments, but I'm applying it to both. I've worked in national security, business, academia, and the media, so I tend to be surrounded by varying extremes. I see the same problems in all four arenas, just with different flavoring.)

Answer 2

Wow I remember that it was a scientist I believe. Or was it an author? I do remember that quote though I collected it in one of m quotation books. I wish that I had that on me now.

Answer 3

I think it was Einstein or Aristotle

Answer 4

http://education.yahoo.com/reference/quotations/

Answer 5

probably someone that was undecided most of the time? huhh...