Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by indifference.

Quote by Sydney J Harris

Topics: Curiosity Quotes

Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there.

Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there.

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for...

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for...

When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared...

When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared...

Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time.

Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time.

Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their...

Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their...

The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that...

The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that...

Somebody who never got over the embarrassing fact that he was born in bed with...

Somebody who never got over the embarrassing fact that he was born in bed with...

When we have 'second thoughts' about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at...

When we have 'second thoughts' about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at...

The two words 'information' and 'communication' are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different...

The two words 'information' and 'communication' are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different...

Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance.

Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance.

The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.

The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.

Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by...

Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by...

Happiness is a direction, not a place.

Happiness is a direction, not a place.

People who think they're generous to a fault usually think that's their only fault.

People who think they're generous to a fault usually think that's their only fault.

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.

Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume...

Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume...

The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an...

The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an...

The art of living consists in knowing which impulses to obey and which must be...

The art of living consists in knowing which impulses to obey and which must be...

Knowledge fills a large brain; it merely inflates a small one.

Knowledge fills a large brain; it merely inflates a small one.

Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an...

Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an...