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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
taste buzz modesty
I am not aware that I have deserved any notoriey, and I have no taste for its buzz.
veils spirituality hiding
Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness.
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.
worry poison stomach
Worry is the stomach's worst poison.
respect order worthy
It is not sufficient to be worthy of respect in order to be respected.