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Curiosity Quotes by Saint Augustine
- There is another form of temptation, even more fraught with danger. This is the disease of curiosity. It is this which drives us to try…
- Free curiosity is of more value than harsh discipline.
- A free curiosity is more effective in learning than a rigid discipline.
- Free curiosity has greater power to stimulate learning than rigorous coercion. Nevertheless, the free ranging flux of curiosity is channeled by discipline under Your Law.
More Curiosity Quotes
- It is commonly supposed that the uniformity of a studious life affords no matter for narration: but the truth is, that of… — Samuel Johnson
- Children rarely want to know who their parents were before they were parents, and when age finally stirs their curiosity, there is… — Russell Baker
- Never lose a holy curiosity. Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.… — Albert Einstein
- An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment. — David Attenborough
- What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not… — Bruce Barton
- In a house where there are small children the bathroom soon takes on the appearance of the Old Curiosity Shop. — Robert Benchley
- Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people. — Leo Burnett
- I think the virtue I prize above all others is curiosity. If you look really hard at almost anybody, and try to… — A. S. Byatt