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
Alfred Nobel quotes about
real contentment wealth
Contentment is the only real wealth
teacher nature heart
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.
wish good-wishes
Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.
army men world
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.
love heart persuasion
A heart can no more be forced to love than a stomach can be forced to digest food by persuasion.
wish consideration nobel
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.
gun wish use
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.
style reason heavy
Kant's style is so heavy that after his pure reason, the reader longs for unreasonableness.
philosophy misanthrope idealist
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.
liars men truthful
The truthful man is usually a liar.
second-chance agriculture age
Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age.
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.
misanthrope benevolent
I am a misanthrope yet utterly benevolent.
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.