Quotes About Exploration

Life is too short to be wasted in finding answers. Enjoy the questions.

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.

All discoveries in art and science result from an accumulation of errors.

If curiosity killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought it back.

Dreams are our only geography—our native land.

Investigation after declaration of submission leads astray.

Men who are lovers of wisdom [i.e., philosophers] must be inquirers into many things.

My childhood library was small enough not to be intimidating. And yet I felt the whole world was contained in those two rooms. I could walk any aisle and smell wisdom.

Science says the first word on everything, and the last word on nothing.

The questions are always more important than the answers.

Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.

Men that love wisdom must be acquainted with very many things indeed.

Boys can see adventure in a dirty old duck puddle, and if the Scoutmaster is a boys' man he can see it, too.

Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure - they can be turned into wisdom.

Where ignorance lurks, so too do the frontiers of discovery and imagination

Creativity is an area in which younger people have a tremendous advantage, since they have an endearing habit of always questioning past wisdom and authority.

Strong ideas, loosely held. That's the path to success.

Beyond all sciences, philosophies, theologies, and histories, a child's relentless inquiry is truly all it takes to remind us that we don't know as much as we think we know.

I just won't sleep," I decided. There were so many other interesting things to do.

The further in you go, the bigger it gets.

I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

Fun, fighting, and feeding! These are the three indispensable elements of the boy's world.

The farther you go, the less you know.

Wonder is the beginning of all wisdom.