“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
「重要的是不要停止疑问,好奇心有其存在的理由。」– 爱因斯坦 (物理学家)
- 爱因斯坦 (1879-1955) 为理论物理学家,以发现广义相对论 (general relativity) 及光电效应最为知名,他在 1926 年得到诺贝尔物理学奖,被认作是现代物理学之父,及史上最多产的高知识分子之一。
“The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards; and curiosity itself can be vivid and wholesome only in proportion as the mind is contented and happy.”
「教导的艺术,是唤醒小孩天生好奇心并在未来满足它的艺术;而好奇心本身的鲜活及益处,与内心的满足及快乐成正比。」– 阿纳托尔‧法郎士 (文学家)
“I’m naturally curious, and I’ve always been driven by my curiosity. Curiosity gets people excited. Curiosity leads to new ideas, new jobs, new industries.”
「我天生就很好奇,我一直被好奇心所驱使。好奇使人兴奋,好奇心导致新的想法、新的工作及新的产业。」– 安妮‧斯维尼 (总裁)
“I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.”
「我觉得当小孩出生时,若他母亲要求教母送小孩一个最有用的礼物,那礼物应该是好奇心。」– 埃莉诺‧罗斯福 (前第一夫人)
“Only through curiosity can we discover opportunities, and only through gambling can we take advantage of them.”
「唯有好奇能让我们发现机会,唯有冒险能让我们从中获利。」– 克拉伦斯‧伯德西 (企业家)
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.”
「神祕的事物是我们所能体验最美丽的东西,它是所有艺术及科学的源头。无法有此感受的人,不能再停下思索、或因敬仰而驻足着迷的人,他们如同死人般,他们的眼睛是阖上的。」– 爱因斯坦 (物理学家)
— Joseph Campbell, Mythologist
「你害怕进入的洞穴藏有你追求的宝藏。对无知的恐惧是我们最大的恐惧… 虽然谨慎是个有用的本能,我们将失去很多机会及生命里很多的冒险经验,如果我们没有去支持心中那个好奇的探险家。」– 约瑟夫・坎伯 (神话学者)