It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it.
Published on June 30, 2016 , under Quotes
Source: Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886).
Meaning: It means to deny or hold it back to such a degree that you don’t even have it anymore. I believe it’s much better to conquer it such that it still exists within you, but you have learned when to ignore it and when to experience it.