Quotes About Curiosity

The greatest mistake we humans make is thinking we know all there is to know. The truth is; we know nothing.

The more I reveal, the more questions they will have.

The narrower your mind, the narrower your life will be.

The nights are best when bright with the wonderment of the world beyond.

The time has come to explore beyond all we know.

There is only one song I will ever write and it will be about the world I do not know.

There may be open doors before me, but I'm always drawn to the one that's locked.

Think about the universe, and all we do not yet know, and feel excited for all the possibilities.

We have explored this world and now is the time to explore the world in which our world resides.

We must explore for if we do not, we are not fulfilling our purpose here.

We will never stop having things to know.

You must explore beyond that of any other before you; you must seek new discoveries; then come ever so closer to revealing the ultimate mystery.

Your greatest enemies, are those who prevent you from learning all there is to know and more.

I know enough to know, that I don't know much

It is not right that everyone should read the pages which follow; only a few will be able to savour this bitter fruit with impunity. Consequently, shrinking soul, turn on your heels and go back before penetrating further into such uncharted, perilous wastelands. Listen well to what I say: turn on your heels and go back, not forward,[...]

The case has, in some respects, been not entirely devoid of interest.

People always ask me: "Why?! Oh God why?!" Mostly at the beach.

I for my part am not one of those who have innate knowledge. I am simply one who loves the past and who is diligent in investigating it.

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

What is a first line, but a door flung open by an unseen hand

He turned around to look at the house. Elspeth was behind one of the vellum-covered windows. Did she wonder where he was? If it had been high summer and the windows left uncovered to let in a breeze, would she have peeked out at him as he stood on the shoal, naked as God made him? He soaped up his groin. Just the thought that Elspeth might spy on him at his bath made part of him happier than it ought to be, considering the temperature.

If you asked somebody, 'what do you wish for in life?' they wouldn't say 'happiness.' I would have answered 'excitement, knowledge ' God knows - I mean, many, many different things, but certainly not 'happiness'. It seemed like a foreign concept to wish for something that specific and that singular.

It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. —James Thurber

The wandering one, the inquisitive dreamer of dreams, the eternal asker of answers, stands in the street, and lifts his palms for the first cold ghost of rain.