Alfred Nobel citations

“Justice is to be found only in the imagination.”

“Lying is the greatest of all sins.”

“Contentment is the only real wealth”

“Home is where I work and I work everywhere.”

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

“The truthful man is usually a liar.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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