May have killed the cat; more likely the cat was just unlucky, or else curious to see what death was like, having no cause to go on licking paws, or fathering litter on litter of kittens, predictably.

Quote by Alastair Reid

Topics: Curiosity Quotes

The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity

The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity

Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down...

Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down...

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he...

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he...

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but the cat still had eight lives left.

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but the cat still had eight lives left.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if...

Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if...

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it sure has earned a lot of people...

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it sure has earned a lot of people...

I think most people are curious about what it would be like to be able...

I think most people are curious about what it would be like to be able...

Sometimes questions are more important than answers.

Sometimes questions are more important than answers.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Curiosity is not a sin. But we should exercise caution with our curiosity yes, indeed.

Curiosity is not a sin. But we should exercise caution with our curiosity yes, indeed.

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.

When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.

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...

My alma mater was books, a good library - I could spend the rest of...

My alma mater was books, a good library - I could spend the rest of...

Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing...

Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing...

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of...

To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of...