Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why.Bernard BaruchAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Curiosity Quotes, Sayings and Proverbs
Short selections recovered from GADEL’s original collection. Wording is kept as found; the archived attribution is not a verification of authorship.
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.Marie CurieAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Curiosity killed the cat.ProverbTraditional attribution
Curiosity is only vanity.Blaise PascalAttributed in the original GADEL collection
I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way.Franklin P. AdamsAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.Ralph Waldo EmersonAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Ignorance and incuriosity are two very soft pillows.French proverbTraditional attribution
Sometimes questions are more important than answers.Nancy WillardAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you; you must acquire it.Sudie BackAttributed in the original GADEL collection
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the mind for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.Anatole FranceAttributed in the original GADEL collection
The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.Edmund BurkeAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Do not speak of evil for it creates curiosity in the hearts of the young.Native American Lakota proverbTraditional attribution
Fear paralyzes; curiosity empowers. Be more interested than afraid.Patricia AlexanderAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Original collection & source
Original title: Curiosity Quotes, Sayings and Proverbs
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