Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect. ~ Samuel Johnson

I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory. ~ Richard Whately

The most important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely ~ Albert Einstein

Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say only the cat died nobly. ~ Arnold Edinborough

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but curiosity is the mother of discovery. ~ Charles Handy

A prudent question is one half of wisdom. ~ Francis Bacon

Things which stimulate my curiosity are pretty far removed from the practical and therefore from classification. ~ J. Robert Oppenheimer

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. ~ James Stephens

Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. ~ Douglas MacArthur

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