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Curiosity killed the cat
"Curiosity killed the cat" is a proverb used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation. A less frequently-seen rejoinder to "curiosity killed the cat" is "but satisfaction brought it back".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Curiosity killed the cat )〕
The original form of the proverb, now little used, was "Care killed the cat". In this instance, "care" was defined as "worry" or "sorrow."
==Origin==
The earliest printed reference to the original proverb is attributed to the British playwright Ben Jonson in his 1598 play, ''Every Man in His Humour'', which was performed first by William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare used a similar quote in his circa 1599 play, ''Much Ado About Nothing'':
The proverb remained the same until at least 1898. Ebenezer Cobham Brewer included this definition in his ''Dictionary of Phrase and Fable'':
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