Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.
Robert Louis StevensonRead
It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Curiosity can be both a challenge and a virtue, and mastering it requires more than just suppressing it.
In this quote, Robert Louis Stevenson suggests that while it may be easy to suppress or ignore our natural curiosity, true mastery comes from embracing and conquering it. This implies that understanding and channeling one's curiosity can lead to personal growth and deeper insights, rather than merely stifling it for convenience or comfort.
Themes
CuriosityUnderstandingMasteryGrowthKnowledge
In practice
Example use cases
During a graduation speech to inspire students to explore their interests.
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