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Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back
"Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back" is a variation of a proverb, "curiosity killed the cat", that includes the rejoinder "but satisfaction brought it back." Although the original version was used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation, the addition of the rejoinder indicates that the risk would lead to resurrection. The resurrection element may be a reference to the multiple lives of a cat.
==Origin==
On 10 August 1905, the ''The Galveston Daily News'' newspaper (page 6) printed the following quote without the word ''satisfaction'':〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SNAP SHOTS )〕
On 23 December 1912, the earliest known printed reference to this variation of the proverb is found in ''The Titusville Herald'' newspaper (page 6):〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=More Holiday News From Titusville's Greatest Grocery )〕
You will find greater values here. We are told:
"Curiosity killed the cat,
But satisfaction brought it back."
It is the same story with groceries.
"Prices will sell Groceries, but it is always final-
ity that brings the buyer back."
By 15 May 1924, the proverb appears to have been well known, as this quote from ''The Jewell Record'' newspaper (page 3) indicates:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=All On Account of Polly )〕
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