# curiosity **Published by:** [Riddles](https://paragraph.com/@riddles/) **Published on:** 2022-07-27 **URL:** https://paragraph.com/@riddles/curiosity ## Content One day 500 years ago, an old man in his 60s wrote this sentence in his notebook: "You must understand the structure of the woodpecker's tongue." This old man is a great painter, inventor and scientist. Da Vinci. When he wrote this sentence, he was very close to the end of his life.It is believed that Leonardo da Vinci was able to achieve such great achievements mainly because of his talent. It can be said that talent is the huge energy contained in his mind; but another huge force that fully taps this energy is precisely his never-fading curiosity. Curiosity has two effects: first, it will keep a person passionate about the world and life; second, it will change his attitude toward learning - seeking knowledge for the sake of knowledge, and curiosity will make learning a A pleasure, not a "chore". Leonardo da Vinci wrote in his diary: "A full day, a good night's sleep." It was the childlike curiosity that allowed him to have a full life, and also left a huge material and spiritual wealth to the world. ## Publication Information - [Riddles](https://paragraph.com/@riddles/): Publication homepage - [All Posts](https://paragraph.com/@riddles/): More posts from this publication - [RSS Feed](https://api.paragraph.com/blogs/rss/@riddles): Subscribe to updates