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

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Curiouser and curiouser!

Curiouser and curiouser!

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

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...

Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.

Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.

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...

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...

To be a better listener you have to be less selfish and more curious.

To be a better listener you have to be less selfish and more curious.

Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of...

Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of...

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

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

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.

If need is the mother of all inventions, then curiosity is its genetic father undoubtedly.

If need is the mother of all inventions, then curiosity is its genetic father undoubtedly.

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

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.

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...

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.

Curiosity is idle only to those who fail to realize that it may be a...

Curiosity is idle only to those who fail to realize that it may be a...