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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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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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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

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

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

by Richard Whately Found in: Curiosity Quotes,
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One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.

One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.

by William Lyon Phelps Found in: Curiosity Quotes,
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Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his read more

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

by Hyman G Rickover Found in: Curiosity Quotes,
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Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

by Marie Curie Found in: Curiosity Quotes,
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity.

A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity.

by Yiddish Proverb Found in: Curiosity Quotes,
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Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, the read more

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.

by William Wirt Found in: Curiosity Quotes,
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