"Curiosity is only vanity. We usually only want to know something so that we can talk about it." (Blaise Pascal, "Pensées", 1669)
"Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last." (Samuel Johnson, 1751)
"Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect." (Samuel Johnson, 1751)
"Curiosity is the most superficial of all the affections; it changes its object perpetually; it has an appetite which is very sharp, but very easily satisfied, and it has always an appearance of giddiness, restlessness and anxiety." (Edmund Burke, "A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful", 1757)
"Curiosity is one of those insatiable passions that grow by gratification." (Sarah Scott, "A Description of Millenium Hall", 1762)
"Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret." (Ralph W Emerson, "Letters and Social Aims, Progress of Culture", 1884)
"Curiosity is the aspect of the universe seeking to realise itself, and the fruit of such activity is new reality, stimulating to new research." (Cassius J Keyser, "The Human Worth of Rigorous Thinking: Essays and Addresses", 1916)
"Curiosity and the urge to solve problems are the emotional hallmarks of our species [...]" (Carl E Sagan, "The Dragons of Eden", 1977)
"Curiosity, especially intellectual inquisitiveness, is what separates the truly alive from those who are merely going through the motions." (Tom Robbins, "Villa Incognito", 2003)
"Curiosity is the greatest source of ideas, retail revolutions, and insights." (Michael J Silverstein, "Rocket: Eight Lessons to Secure Infinite Growth", 2015)
"Curiosity is a delicate little plant which, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom." (Albert Einstein)
"Curiosity is the one thing invincible in Nature." (Freya Stark)
"Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning." (William A Ward)
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