John Locke Quotes About Curiosity

Quotes about: Curiosity

• Curiosity in children, is but an appetite for knowledge. The great reason why children abandon themselves wholly to silly pursuits and trifle away their time insipidly is, because they find their curiosity balked, and their inquiries neglected.

  John Locke

  Children, Silly, Curiosity

• Curiosity in children ... is but an appetite after knowledge and therefore ought to be encouraged in them, not only as a good sign, but as the great instrument nature has provided to remove that ignorance they were born with and which, without this busy inquisitiveness, will make them dull and useless creatures.

  John Locke

  Children, Ignorance, Curiosity

  John Locke (2007). “Some Thoughts Concerning Education: (Including Of the Conduct of the Understanding)”, p.93, Courier Corporation

• Curiosity should be as carefully cherish'd in children, as other appetites suppress'd.

  John Locke

  Children, Curiosity, Cherish

  John Locke (1725). “Some Thoughts concerning Education ... The eighth edition”, p.148

• Curiosity in children is but an appetite for knowledge.

  John Locke

  Children, Curiosity, Appetite

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