Alfred Nobel
10 quotes
“It is not sufficient to be worthy of respect in order to be respected.”
“Justice is to be found only in the imagination.”
“The truthful man is usually a liar.”
“We build upon the sand, and the older we become, the more unstable this foundation becomes.”
“Contentment is the only real wealth”
“Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age.”
“A heart can no more be forced to love than a stomach can be forced to digest food by persuasion.”
“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. As quoted in The Military Quotation Book (2002) by James Charlton, p. 114.”
“If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied. As quoted in The 12 best Questions To Ask Customers (2001), by Jim Meisenheimer, p. 26.”
“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. 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 Prize in Oslo, Norway (10 December 1957) .”