O God, that one might read the book of fate.
Not curiosity, not vanity, not the consideration of expediency, not duty and conscientiousness, but an unquenchable, unhappy thirst that brooks no compromise leads us to truth.
It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it.
It is completely unimportant. That is why it is so interesting.
In all the world there is nothing so curious and so interesting and so beautiful as truth…
If you want to cure boredom, be curious. If you’re curious, nothing is a chore; it’s automatic – you want to study. Cultivate curiosity, and life becomes an unending study of joy.
If I see anything vital around me, it is precisely that spirit of adventure, which seems indestructible and is akin to curiosity.
I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.
I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who.
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.
I have a brother and sister; my mother does not care for thought, and father, too busy with his briefs to notice what we do. He buys me many books, but begs me not to read them, because he fears they joggle the mind.
I don’t know anything, but I do know that everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough.
