Louis Pasteur Quotes
French microbiologist, chemist, pioneer of the "Germ theory of disease", and inventor of the process of Pasteurization.
(1822 - 1895)
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A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.
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Blessed is he who carries within himself a god and an ideal and who obeys it - an ideal of art, of science, or gospel virtues. Therein lie the springs of great thoughts and great actions.
[Idealism]
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Did you ever observe to whom the accidents happen? Chance favors only the prepared mind.
[Preparedness]
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Do not let yourself be tainted with a barren skepticism.
[Skepticism]
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Fortune favors the prepared mind.
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I am on the edge of mysteries and the veil is getting thinner and thinner.
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In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind.
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Intuition is given only to him who has undergone long preparation to receive it.
[Preparedness]
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Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal: my strength lies solely in my tenacity.
[Tenacity]
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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...
[Suffering]
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Science brings men nearer to God.
[Science]
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Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence.
[Science]
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The Greeks have given us one of the most beautiful words of our language, the word "enthusiasm" - a God within. The grandeur of the acts of men are measured by the inspiration from which they spring. Happy is he who bears a God within.
[Enthusiasm]
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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. The universe is asymmetric.
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There are no such things as applied sciences, only applications of science.
[Science]
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There does not exist a category of science to which one can give the name applied science. There are science and the applications of science, bound together as the fruit of the tree which bears it.
[Science]
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When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become.
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