Apathy Quote by John Muir

Curiosity creeps into the houses of the unfortunate and the needy under the name of duty or of pity.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

In order for humanity to survive in the twenty-first century and beyond, we must nurture rather than repress children's natural curiosity. We must encourage…

— Paul K. Chappell

Curiosity in children, is but an appetite for knowledge. The great reason why children abandon themselves wholly to silly pursuits and trifle away their…

— John Locke

Curiosity in children ... is but an appetite after knowledge and therefore ought to be encouraged in them, not only as a good sign,…

— John Locke

“The innocent curiosity of children gives them astounding courage.”

— Plague Jack

As children we all possess a natural uninhabited curiosity, a hunger for explanations, which seems to die slowly as we age--suppressed, I suppose by…

— Mahlon Hoagland

Human beings desire comfort and familiarity.

— Vic Mensa

If we lacked curiosity, we should do less for the good of our neighbor. But, under the name of duty or pity, curiosity steals…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

One of the great things about children is that they have no other concern than to be simply interested in things. It is considered…

— John Dickerson

When the children had completed an absorbing bit of work, they appeared rested and deeply pleased. It almost seemed as if a road had…

— Maria Montessori

Soon the child’s clear eye is clouded over by ideas and opinions, preconceptions, and abstractions. Simple free being becomes encrusted with the burdensome armor…

— Peter Matthiessen

“A child must have care and attention, but that care and attention need not emanate from a single, permanently present individual. Children are more…

— Germaine Greer