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CURIOSITy quotes
The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.
I loathe that low vice, curiosity.
The curiosity of an honorable mind willingly rests where the love of truth does not urge it further onward and the love of its neighbor bids it stop.—In other words, it willingly stops at the point where the interests of truth do not beckon it onward, and charity cries "Halt."
Curiosity is a kernel of the forbidden fruit which still sticketh in the throat of a natural man, sometimes to the danger of his choking.
Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.—Every advance into knowledge opens new prospects and produces new incitements to further progress.
The gratification of curiosity rather frees us from uneasiness, than confers pleasure.—We are more pained by ignorance, than delighted by instruction.—Curiosity is the thirst of the soul.
Avoid him who, for mere curiosity, asks three questions running about a thing that cannot interest him.
Curiosity in children is but an appetite for knowledge. One 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.
The over curious are not over wise.
Eve, with all the fruits of Eden blest, save only one, rather than leave that one unknown, lost all the rest.
No heart is empty of the humor of curiosity, the beggar being as attentive, in his station, to an increase of knowledge, as the prince.
A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curius in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.
Men are more inclined to ask curious questions, than to obtain necessary instruction.
There are different kinds of curiosity; one of interest, which causes us to learn that which would be useful to us; and the other of pride, which springs from a desire to know that of which others are ignorant.
How many a noble art, now widely known, owes its young impulse to this power alone.
Inquisitive people are the funnels of conversation; they do not take anything for their own use, but merely to pass it on to others.
Curiosity is looking over other people's stairs, and overlooking our own.
Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.
Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject, to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, the desire may never return, and you may remain in ignorance.
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