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“Wonder, connected with a principle of rational curiosity, is the source of all knowledge and discover, and it is a principle even of piety; but wonder which ends in wonder, and is satisfied with wonder, is the quality of an idiot”

Samuel Horsley quotes

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“Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.”

James Stephens quotes (Irish Poet and storyteller, 1882-1950)

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“Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by indifference.”

Sydney J. Harris quotes (American Journalist and Author, He wrote a syndicated column, Strictly Personal, from 1944-86. 1917-1986)

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“There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.”

Kin Hubbard quotes (American Humorist and Writer, 1868-1930)

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“Go around asking a lot of damn fool questions and taking chances. Only through curiosity can we discover opportunities, and only by gambling can we take advantage of them.”

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“Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it sure has earned a lot of people graduate degrees”

Robyn Irving quotes

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“People die when curiosity goes”

Graham Swift quotes

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“A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity”

Alexander Pope quotes (English Poet, 1688-1744)

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“Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.”

Richard Whately quotes

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“Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in daily life that when people are inquisitive they nearly always have bad memories and are usually stupid at bottom.”

E. M. Forster quotes (English Novelist and Essayist, 1879-1970)

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