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    Curiosity is only vanity. Most frequently we wish not to know, but to talk. We would not take a sea voyage for the sole pleasure of seeing without hope of ever telling.

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Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing at times to reflect on read more

Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing at times to reflect on those facts.

by Clarence Day Found in: Curiosity Quotes,
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Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.

Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.

by Steven Wright Found in: Curiosity Quotes,
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Sometimes questions are more important than answers.

Sometimes questions are more important than answers.

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Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.

Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.

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Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so read more

Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so that all ingenious people might be informed thereof.

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One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing read more

One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.

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The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Curiosity Quotes,
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Curiosity in children, is but an appetite for knowledge. ne great reason why children abandon themselves wholly to silly pursuits read more

Curiosity in children, is but an appetite for knowledge. ne great reason why children abandon themselves wholly to silly pursuits and trifle away their time insipidly is, because they find their curiosity balked, and their inquiries neglected.

by John Locke Found in: Curiosity Quotes,
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Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Curiosity Quotes,
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