What is "curiosity killed the cat"

alt. One should not be curious about things that can be dangerous. prov. One should not be curious about things that can be dangerous.

"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".

The original form of the proverb, now little used, was "Care killed the cat". In this instance, "care" was defined as "worry" or "sorrow."

" Curiosity killed the cat" is a proverb used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation.

Curiosity killed the cat may also refer to:

• Curiosity Killed the Cat, a British band
• Curiosity Kills the Cat (film), a Chinese film
• Curiosity (Killing the Cat), the twin album of the cassette edition of The Cure's Concert (album)
• "Curiosity Killed the Cat", an episode of 2point4 children
• "Curiosity (Killed the Cat)", a song by Little River Band, on the 1975 album Little River Band
• Curiosity kills the cat?, a Japan-exclusive adventure video game released in 1998 by ASCII for the PlayStation