It is said that a cat has nine lives but care would wear them all out The earliest version comes from The Galveston Daily News 1898.

Popular saying curiosity killed the cat. By just knowing why cats behave in a certain manner you can better understand your cat and provide him with a more comfortable life that is free from possible domestic dangers. Children are usually warned against curiosity. Curiosity killed the fact is a surprisingly recent phrase but care killed the cat a phrase with a subtly but importantly different meaning has a much longer and older pedigree.

Being too inquisitive or nosy can lead to a persons downfall. Care killed the Cat. CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT - Anyone who has cats knows they tend to poke their feline noses everywhere.

It suggests that being too curious or inquisitive is dangerous. Fortunately people are not cats -- they are our neighbors employees friends and relatives - and they are precious This becomes immediately clear when speaking to Dr. The proverbial expression curiosity killed the cat which is usually used when attempting to stop someone asking unwanted questions is much more recent.

Sticking ones nose into other peoples business. In 1909 an American writer O. People But if curiosity killed the cat.

CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT. Again the meaning of this phrase is actually the exact opposite of what people believe it to mean. The earlier form of the phrase was care killed a cat.

Curiosity killed the cat but when human are concerned the only thing a healthy curiosity can kill is ignorance. The phrase has only gained popularity since the 1900s. The real saying is Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back.