Louis Pasteur
chance prepared mind
“Chance favors the prepared mind.”
― Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
wine healthful hygienic beverage
“Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages.”
― Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
bottle wine philosophy book
“A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.”
― Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
science country world
“Science knows no country because it is the light that iluminates the world”
― Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
science country knowledge humanity torch illuminate world
“Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.”
― Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
role infinitely small nature great smallest
“The role of the infinitely small in nature is infinitely great.”
― Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
science category applied tree fruit
“There is no such thing as a special category of science called applied science; there is science and its applications, which are related to one another as the fruit is related to the tree that has borne it.”
― Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
wonder question discovery
"To know how to wonder and question is the first step of the mind toward discovery."
― Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
messieurs microbes last word
"Messieurs, c'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot. (Gentlemen, it is the microbes who will have the last word.)"
― Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
inspiration fact prepared mind
"Inspiration is the impact of a fact on a well-prepared mind."
― Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
germs worry inner terrain bacteria
"It is not the germs we need worry about. It is our inner terrain."
― Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
greek enthusiasm en theos god within
"The Greeks bequeathed to us one of the most beautiful words in our language--the word 'enthusiasm'--en theos--a god within. The grandeur of human actions is measured by the inspiration from which they spring. Happy is he who bears a god within, and who obeys it."
― Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
science peace ignorance war
"Science and Peace will triumph over Ignorance and War..."
― Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
applied science applications
"There are no such things as applied sciences, only applications of science."
― Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)