Dr. Samuel Johnson Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain
characteristics of a vigorous intelligence."

by:	Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English author, poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer
Source:	The Rambler, 1750-52
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Categories:	Intelligence, Knowledge, Learning, Reason, Science, Self-Reliance, Skepticism
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Reader comments about this quote:

Of course, but a simple quote. -- EGL, LA
...only until everything is known. -- David L Rosenthal
Curiosity is not just one of the characteristics of a vigorous intelligence, it is the beginning of knowledge. . -- Jack, Greenm OH
And yet, it killed the cat. -- Ken, Allyn, WA
Always keep questioning. -- E Archer, NYC
Only the ignorant think they know everything... or even could know everything... -- Anonymous, Reston, VA US
I like it a lot. The occupying statist theocracy infesting this land has shown that the dumbing down of the specie has diminished curiosity in individual sovereignty, inalienable rights, liberty and natural law. -- Mike, Norwalk
-- Jim K, Austin