Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel
Alfred Bernhard Nobel; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth21 October 1833
CityStockholm, Sweden
CountrySweden
express given prizes receive shall whether worthy
It is my express wish that in awarding the 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.
Justice is to be found only in imagination.
civilized corps nations recoil
On the day when two army corps may mutually annihilate each other in a second, probably all civilized nations will recoil with horror and disband their troops.
misanthrope benevolent
I am a misanthrope yet utterly benevolent.
liars men truthful
The truthful man is usually a liar.
differences states observation
One can state, without exaggeration, that the observation of and the search for similarities and differences are the basis of all human knowledge.
giving-up men hands
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.
worry poison stomach
Worry is the stomach's worst poison.
life strong doctors
Alfred Nobel - pitiable half-creature, should have been stifled by humane doctor when he made his entry yelling into life. Greatest merits: Keeps his nails clean and is never a burden to anyone. Greatest fault: Lacks family, cheerful spirits, and strong stomach. Greatest and only petition: Not to be buried alive. Greatest sin: Does not worship Mammon. Important events in his life: None.
respect order worthy
It is not sufficient to be worthy of respect in order to be respected.
writing purpose now-and-then
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.
war writing impossible
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.
believe people lines
Lawyers have to make a living, and can only do so by inducing people to believe that a straight line is crooked.
taste buzz modesty
I am not aware that I have deserved any notoriey, and I have no taste for its buzz.