It is not sufficient to be worthy of respect in order to be respected.
ALFRED NOBELNature is man’s teacher. She unfolds her treasures to his search, unseals his eye, illumes his mind, and purifies his heart; an influence breathes from all the sights and sounds of her existence.
More Alfred Nobel Quotes
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Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.
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One can state, without exaggeration, that the observation of and the search for similarities and differences are the basis of all human knowledge.
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Contentment is the only real wealth.
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Lying is the greatest of all sins.
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For me writing biographies is impossible, unless they are brief and concise, and these are, I feel, the most eloquent.
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Worry is the stomach’s worst poison.
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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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The truthful man is usually a liar.
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A recluse without books and ink is already in life a dead man.
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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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I am a misanthrope yet utterly benevolent.
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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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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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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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