Alfred Nobel Quotes

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.

The truthful man is usually a liar.

One can state, without exaggeration, that the observation of and the search for similarities and differences are the basis of all human knowledge.

Contentment is the only real wealth.

The only true solution would be a convention under which all the governments would bind themselves to defend collectively any country that was attacked.

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.

A recluse without books and ink is already in life a dead man.

Kant’s style is so heavy that after his pure reason, the reader longs for unreasonableness.

I have not the slightest pretension to call my verses poetry; I write now and then for no other purpose than to relieve depression or to improve my English.

Perhaps my dynamite plants will put an end to war sooner than your [pacifist] congresses. On the day two army corps can annihilate each other in one second all civilized nations will recoil from war in horror.

I am not aware that I have deserved any notoriey, and I have no taste for its buzz.

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.