Alfred Bernhard Nobel (21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist.
Born in Stockholm, Alfred Nobel was the t...
Contentment is the only real wealth. Alfred Nobel
Contentment is the only real wealth.
Worry is the stomach's worst poison. Alfred Nobel
Worry is the stomach's worst poison.
Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age. Alfred Nobel
Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age.
One can state, without exaggeration, that the observation of and the search for similarities and differences are the basis of all human knowledge. Alfred Nobel
One can state, without exaggeration, that the observation of and the search for similarities and differences are the basis of all human knowledge.
The truthful man is usually a liar. Alfred Nobel
The truthful man is usually a liar.
My new explosive, called dynamite, is simply nitroglycerin in combination with a very porous silicate. Alfred Nobel
My new explosive, called dynamite, is simply nitroglycerin in combination with a very porous silicate.
I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results. Alfred Nobel
I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results.
If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied. Alfred Nobel
If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied.
Justice is to be found only in imagination. Alfred Nobel
Justice is to be found only in imagination.
For me writing biographies is impossible, unless they are brief and concise, and these are, I feel, the most eloquent. Alfred Nobel
For me writing biographies is impossible, unless they are brief and concise, and these are, I feel, the most eloquent.
Kant's style is so heavy that after his pure reason, the reader longs for unreasonableness. Alfred Nobel
Kant's style is so heavy that after his pure reason, the reader longs for unreasonableness.
My dynamite will sooner lead to peace than a thousand world conventions. As soon as men find that in one instant whole armies can be utterly destroyed, they surely will abide by golden peace. Alfred Nobel
My dynamite will sooner lead to peace than a thousand world conventions. As soon as men find that in one instant whole armies can be utterly destroyed, they surely will abide by golden peace.
