“To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of oneself is ridiculous.”
Plato
“I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism, have brought me to my ideas.”
Albert Einstein
“Genuine ignorance is... profitable because it is likely to be accompanied by humility, curiosity, and open mindedness; whereas ability to repeat catch-phrases, cant terms, familiar propositions, gives the conceit of learning and coats the mind with varnish waterproof to new ideas.”
John Dewey
“Curiosity killed the cat, but where human beings are concerned, the only thing a healthy curiosity can kill is ignorance”
Harry Lorayne
“Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.”
Victor Hugo
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers”
Voltaire