Paul Ehrlich

Medicine German 1854 – 1915 392 quotes

Father of chemotherapy and immunology

Quotes by Paul Ehrlich

My laboratory is my battlefield against disease.

Correspondence 1895

Arsphenamine will revolutionize the treatment of syphilis.

Announcement speech 1910

Patience and method are the keys to scientific discovery.

Interview 1907

The cell is the battlefield of immunity.

Thesis work 1880

I prefer to work with mice; they don't complain.

Witty remark in lab 1903

Ehrlich's law: What does not kill me makes me stronger in research.

Personal note 1911

The future of medicine lies in targeted therapy.

Nobel Lecture 1909

Life is a struggle against invisible foes.

Letter to colleague 1914

Vital staining reveals the secrets of the living cell.

Scientific paper 1885

In science, hypotheses are tested, not cherished.

Debate speech 1890

The receptor theory unlocks the door to pharmacology.

Publication 1900

My work is for humanity, not for fame.

Interview after Nobel 1910

Bacteria are clever, but we are cleverer.

Lab joke 1906

The antitoxin is the body's own magic bullet.

Diphtheria research 1894

Experimentation is the mother of truth in medicine.

Early lecture 1888

I see the day when no disease will resist our chemical arsenal.

Visionary speech 1913

Color in microscopy is not mere decoration; it is revelation.

First paper 1877

Persistence in the face of failure defines the scientist.

Letter to student 1904

The chain of immunity links antigen to antibody.

Theory paper 1898

Medicine without chemistry is blind.

Conference talk 1912