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Alfred Nobel Quotes (1833-1896)
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About Alfred Nobel
Alfred Bernhard Nobel (21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best known for having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prize, though he also made several important contributions to science, holding 355 patents in his lifetime. Nobel's most famous invention was dynamite, a safer and easier means of harnessing the explosive power of nitroglycerin; it was patented in 1867 and was soon used worldwide for mining and infrastructure development.
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“Contentment is the only real wealth”
“Home is where I work and I work everywhere.”
“Justice is to be found only in the imagination.”
“Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age.”
“It is not sufficient to be worthy of respect in order to be respected.”
“We build upon the sand, and the older we become, the more unstable this foundation becomes.”
“Self-respect without the respect of others is like a jewel which will not stand the daylight.”
“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.”
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Alfred Nobel on Respect
“Self-respect without the respect of others is like a jewel which will not stand the daylight.”
Alfred Nobel on Gemstone
“Self-respect without the respect of others is like a jewel which will not stand the daylight.”
Alfred Nobel on Force
“A heart can no more be forced to love than a stomach can be forced to digest food by persuasion.”
Alfred Nobel on Persuasion
“A heart can no more be forced to love than a stomach can be forced to digest food by persuasion.”
About Alfred Nobel
Alfred Bernhard Nobel (21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best known for having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prize, though he also made several important contributions to science, holding 355 patents in his lifetime. Nobel's most famous invention was dynamite, a safer and easier means of harnessing the explosive power of nitroglycerin; it was patented in 1867 and was soon used worldwide for mining and infrastructure development.