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Alfred Nobel
16 quotes
“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 (1833–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Nobel, Dynamite and Peace (1929) by Ragnar Sohlman and Henrik Schück, as translated by Brian Lunn and Beatrix Lunn, p. 249; also quoted by Lester B. Pearson in his address on accepting the Nobel Peace Peace…
“If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied.”
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The 12 best Questions To Ask Customers (2001), by Jim Meisenheimer, p. 26.
“My dynamite will sooner lead to peace than a thousand world conventions. As soon as men will find that in one instant, whole armies can be utterly destroyed, they surely will abide by golden peace.”
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The Military Quotation Book (2002) by James Charlton, p. 114.
“A heart can no more be forced to love than a stomach can be forced to digest food by persuasion.”
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age.”
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Contentment is the only real wealth”
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We build upon the sand, and the older we become, the more unstable this foundation becomes.”
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The truthful man is usually a liar.”
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Justice is to be found only in the imagination.”
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is not sufficient to be worthy of respect in order to be respected.”
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Worry is the stomach's worst poison.”
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The best excuse for the fallen ones is that Madame Justice herself is one of them.”
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Self-respect without the respect of others is like a jewel which will not stand the daylight.”
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness.”
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Lying is the greatest of all sins.”
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Home is where I work and I work everywhere.”
Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source