Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memor…

Richard Whately
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Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory. ✨ Francis Bacon, Richard Whately (1858). Essays: With Annotations by Richard Whately, p.491
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Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory. ✨ Francis Bacon, Richard Whately (1858). Essays: With Annotations by Richard Whately, p.491

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