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Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.
Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the young mind for the read more
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the young mind for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
If I were to prescribe one process in the training of men which is fundamental to success in any direction, read more
If I were to prescribe one process in the training of men which is fundamental to success in any direction, it would be thoroughgoing training in the habit of accurate observation. It is a habit which every one of us should be seeking ever more to perfect.
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
He who can take no great interest in what is small will take false interest in what is great.
He who can take no great interest in what is small will take false interest in what is great.
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.
Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.
Curiosity is only vanity. Most frequently we wish not to know, but to talk. We would not take a sea read more
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.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that
repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that
repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
