“Wonder is the seed of knowledge”

“Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of our science.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet

“If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow.”

Rachel Carson (1907–1964) American marine biologist and conservationist

“Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has
been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed
there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.”

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) 1817-1862 American poet, essayist, naturalist, and abolitionist

“I'm no more a wonder than anyone. And that's what makes the world magical. Every baby's a seed of wonder - that gets watered or it doesn't.”

Dean Koontz book Relentless

“Wonder is the desire of knowledge.”

Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican scholastic philosopher of the Roman Catholic Church

“Knowledge is finite. Wonder is infinite.”

Matt Haig (1975) British writer

“Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.”

Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907–1972) Polish-American Conservative Judaism Rabbi

“I never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself.”

Florence Nightingale (1820–1910) English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing

“Knowledge would be fatal. It is the uncertainty that charms one. A mist makes things wonderful.”

Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray