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I am a misanthrope yet utterly benevolent.

Alfred Nobel

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.
ALFRED NOBEL

Action Difficult Dreams Leaving Life Man Work
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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Hell Place Proper Weapon
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.
ALFRED NOBEL

Expression Fair Justice Myself Nation Reward Worth
I am not aware that I have deserved any notoriey, and I have no taste for its buzz.
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Deserve Myself Taste Worth
Lying is the greatest of all sins.
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Greatness Lying One Liner Sin
Worry is the stomach’s worst poison.
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One Liner Poison Stomach Worry Worst
My home is where I work, and I work everywhere.
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Home Myself Work
If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied.
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Goodness Ideas Myself Satisfaction
Nature 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.
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Breathe Existence Heart Influence Man Nature Purity Sound Teaching Treasure
Justice is to be found only in the imagination.
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Imagination Justice
For me writing biographies is impossible, unless they are brief and concise, and these are, I feel, the most eloquent.
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Brief Feeling Myself Writing
The truthful man is usually a liar.
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Lying Man One Liner Truth
A heart can no more be forced to love than a stomach can be forced to digest food by persuasion.
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Force Heart Love Stomach
It is not sufficient to be worthy of respect in order to be respected.
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Order Respect Worth
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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Difference Human Knowledge Observation Search State
I have not the slightest pretension to call my verses poetry; I write now and then for no other purpose than to relieve depression or to improve my English.
ALFRED NOBEL

Call Depression Improvement Myself Poetry Purpose Writing

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