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.

— Alfred Nobel

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

— Alfred Nobel

I am a misanthrope and yet utterly benevolent, have more than one screw loose yet am a super-idealist who digests philosophy more efficiently than food.

— Alfred Nobel

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

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

— Alfred Nobel

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

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

— Alfred Nobel

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

— Alfred Nobel

Contentment is the only real wealth

— Alfred Nobel

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

— Alfred Nobel

The truthful man is usually a liar.

— Alfred Nobel

Justice is to be found only in the imagination.

— Alfred Nobel

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

— Alfred Nobel

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

— Alfred Nobel

Worry is the stomach's worst poison.

— Alfred Nobel

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

— Alfred Nobel

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

— Alfred Nobel

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

— Alfred Nobel

Lying is the greatest of all sins.

— Alfred Nobel

Home is where I work and I work everywhere.

— Alfred Nobel

Justice is to be found only in imagination.

— Alfred Nobel

Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.

— Alfred Nobel