Quotations are the fundamental distillation of a writer’s life and thinking as recorded in words and phrases for posterity. Through them the reader is afforded the unique opportunity to share in the thoughts, the life and the experiences of the writer. In a special way, they offer the reader a window into the mind of the author and hopefully an inducement to read further and learn more about the author and the story he relates.

On a wider scale, they are, as William Feather wrote, “the wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages preserved into perpetuity“, and as such they are available for the enrichment and enhancement of humanity, regardless of age, sex, race, educational or economic status. They are indeed, as the Talmud states, “food for the famished”.

The collection of quotations presented in this blog, have been chosen by me because of their special impact upon me. They have been published so that you too, may experience the joy I have had over the years reading them and getting to know the authors.

I trust that you will come to know the feeling of deep satisfaction possible from reading them, searching out the author and meditating upon their meaning and their impact on your life.

Monday, February 9, 2009

CURIOSITY

A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity …….Yiddish Proverb

Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness. …….. Bryan H. McGill
The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind,
is Curiosity. ……Edmund Burke

Life must be lived and Curiosity kept alive.
One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life. …..Eleanor Roosevelt

The cure for boredom is Curiosity.
There is no cure for Curiosity. ………Dorothy Parker

A sense of Curiosity is nature's original school of education. ……Smiley Blanton

Curiosity has its own reason for existence. …….Albert Einstein

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning. ……… William A. Ward
Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. ……James Stephen

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention,
as attention is of memory. …..Richard Whately

Curiosity is natural to the soul of man;
and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections. ……Daniel Boone

Curiosity is one of the most permanent
and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect. ……Samuel Johnson

Satisfaction of one's Curiosity
is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life. ……Linus Pauling

My Alma mater was books and a good library;
I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my Curiosity. …..Malcolm X

Human Curiosity, the urge to know, is a powerful force
and is perhaps the best secret weapon of all
in the struggle to unravel the workings of the natural world. …….Aaron Klug

Curiosity is, in great and generous minds,
the first passion and the last. ………William Samuel Johnson
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