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Alfred Nobel Quotes

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Alfred Nobel

Alfred Nobel

Birthname

AKA Bernhard Nobel

Birthday October 21, 1833

Birthplace Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden–Norway

Death December 10, 1896

Manner of Death Natural Causes

Nationality Sweden

Occupations Entrepreneur, Inventor, Chemist, Donation, Engineer

Total quotes (20)

It is not sufficient to be worthy of respect in order to be respected.

— Alfred Nobel, via en.wikiquote.org

Respect Worth Worthy of Respect

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Perhaps my factories will put an end to war sooner than your congresses: on the day that two army corps can mutually annihilate each other in a second, all civilized nations will surely recoil with horror and disband their troops.

— Alfred Nobel, via www.alfrednobel.org

invention Factory War nation

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We build upon the sand, and the older we become, the more unstable this foundation becomes.

— Alfred Nobel, via en.wikiquote.org

Age foundation Getting Old

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A heart can no more be forced to love than a stomach can be forced to digest food by persuasion.

— Alfred Nobel, via en.wikiquote.org

heart force Love food Digestion Persuasion

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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.

— Alfred Nobel, Nobel: Dynamite And Peace

Action Dreamers Work Helping Others

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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.

— Alfred Nobel, via en.wikiquote.org

Dynamite invention Peace army War

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Self-respect without the respect of others is like a jewel which will not stand the daylight.

— Alfred Nobel, via en.wikiquote.org

Respect Self-Respect Gaining Respect

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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.

— Alfred Nobel, via www.alfrednobel.org

Guns Gun Use Violence

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The best excuse for the fallen ones is that Madame Justice herself is one of them.

— Alfred Nobel, via en.wikiquote.org

excuse Fallen Justice

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If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied.

— Alfred Nobel, via en.wikiquote.org

Ideas Satisfaction motivation

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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, via www.alfrednobel.org

Fund Peace skeptical Death

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Worry is the stomach's worst poison.

— Alfred Nobel, via en.wikiquote.org

worry poison worries in life

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Lying is the greatest of all sins.

— Alfred Nobel, via en.wikiquote.org

lying Sin Lies Deception Dishonesty

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Home is where I work and I work everywhere.

— Alfred Nobel, Aphorisms

Home Work Work Environment Working Anywhere

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Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age.

— Alfred Nobel, via en.wikiquote.org

Deception Dishonesty Industry Agriculture

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Contentment is the only real wealth.

— Alfred Nobel, via en.wikiquote.org

Contentment Wealth

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Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness.

— Alfred Nobel, via en.wikiquote.org

Hope Truth Nature

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The truthful man is usually a liar.

— Alfred Nobel, via en.wikiquote.org

Liar Deception skepticism Truth

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Justice is to be found only in the imagination.

— Alfred Nobel, via en.wikiquote.org

Justice Imagination Looking for Justice

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Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.

— Alfred Nobel, via www.alfrednobel.org

Peace Action Action Vs Words wishes

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