Phrases
01. Science knows no country because knowledge belongs to humanity.
02. Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal: my strength lies solely in my tenacity.
03. Chance favors only the prepared mind.
04. There are no such things as applied sciences, only applications of science.
05. The greatest disorder of the mind is to let will direct it.
06. Observation is far more than the mere act of looking; it is a process of understanding.
07. In the fields of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind.
08. Science brings men nearer to God.
09. The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the universe or of its indirect consequences.
10. To know how to wonder and question is the first step of the mind toward discovery.
11. One does not ask of one who suffers: What is your country and what is your religion? One merely says: You suffer, that is enough for me.
12. It is surmounting difficulties that make heroes.
13. The role of the infinitely small in nature is infinitely great.
14. Do not put forward anything that you cannot prove by experimentation.
15. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.
16. I am on the edge of mysteries and the veil is getting thinner and thinner.
17. Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages.
18. Posterity will one day laugh at the foolishness of modern materialistic philosophers.
19. The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator.
20. There does not exist a category of science to which one can give the name applied science. There are sciences and the application of science, bound together as the fruit of the tree which bears it.
21. When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become.
22. A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.
23. The Greeks have given us one of the most beautiful words of our language, the word enthusiasm – a God within. The grandeur of human actions is measured by the inspiration from which they spring.
24. Without theory, practice is but routine born of habit. Theory alone can bring forth and develop the spirit of inventions.
25. I have been accused of interrupting the course of science. I have. Those who have interrupted the course of science have always contributed to its rapid progress.
26. Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal: my strength lies solely in my tenacity.
27. Pasteurization of wine and milk is an application of the principle that I have sought to establish.
28. The flavor of wine and milk is altered by pasteurization, but this is a small matter in comparison to the assurance it gives us of being freed from noxious germs.
29. I have been accused of undertaking my work without reflection or without a critical spirit. Such is not the case.
30. Time is the greatest innovator.
31. If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.