Curiosity may elicit facts, but only real interest may mold these facts into wisdom.
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Handbook of Nature-Study (1911), sixth edition (1916), The Child Not Interested in Nature-Study; Complete public-domain sentence. Full subsection and adjacent teaching discussion read. Her distinction is between superficial curiosity and sustained interest in observing living things; own prose, not
- Handbook of Nature-Study (1911), sixth edition (1916), The Child Not Interested in Nature-Study
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