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Alexander von Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt
1799·Berlin, Germany

People often say that I'm curious about too many things at once. But can you really forbid a man from harboring a desire to know and embrace everything that surrounds him?

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Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein·1955

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day. Never lose a holy curiosity. ... Don't stop to marvel.

Ernest ShackletonErnest Shackleton·1907

I believe it is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be not to explore at all.

AristotleAristotle·350 BC

All men by nature desire to know. An indication of this is the delight we take in our senses; for even apart from their usefulness they are loved for themselves; and above all others the sense of sight. For not only with a view to action, but even when we are not going to do anything, we prefer sight to almost everything else. The reason is that this, most of all the senses, makes us know and brings to light many differences between things.

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