There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.

  • -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世,罗切福科公爵

有各种各样的好奇心;一是兴趣,它使我们渴望知道对我们有用的东西;另一种是骄傲,它来自于想知道别人所不知道的东西的愿望。

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We get on the bandwagon in all sorts of ways - you know minor ways and major ways - like what you've just encountered which isn't censorship exactly, it was something sort of uglier in a way.

我们以各种各样的方式追赶潮流——你知道小的方式和大的方式——就像你刚刚遇到的不是严格意义上的审查,而是某种更丑陋的方式。

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

好奇心是一个充满活力的智力最持久和最确定的特征之一。

All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred.

各种事情的发生都是为了帮助一个本来不会发生的人。

Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the life blood of real civilization.

公正的求知欲是真正文明的生命力。

Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.

好奇心害死猫,但有一段时间我还是个嫌疑犯。

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

好奇心等待着每一个秘密。