Lying is the greatest of all sins.
ALFRED NOBELFor me writing biographies is impossible, unless they are brief and concise, and these are, I feel, the most eloquent.
More Alfred Nobel Quotes
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It is not sufficient to be worthy of respect in order to be respected.
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Kant’s style is so heavy that after his pure reason, the reader longs for unreasonableness.
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I am not aware that I have deserved any notoriey, and I have no taste for its buzz.
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Hope is nature’s veil for hiding truth’s nakedness.
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I would not leave anything to a man of action as he would be tempted to give up work; on the other hand, I would like to help dreamers as they find it difficult to get on in life.
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It is my express wish that in awarding the [Nobel Prizes] no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not.
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The truthful man is usually a liar.
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If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied.
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Worry is the stomach’s worst poison.
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Contentment is the only real wealth.
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Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.
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I am a misanthrope yet utterly benevolent.
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For my part, I wish all guns with their belongings and everything could be sent to hell, which is the proper place for their exhibition and use.
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The savants will write excellent volumes. There will be laureates. But wars will continue just the same until the forces of the circumstances render them impossible.
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I am a misanthrope and yet utterly benevolent, have more than one screw loose yet am a super-idealist who digests philosophy more efficiently than food.
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