Justus von Liebig
He made significant contributions to agricultural and organic chemistry, developing fertilizers and improving analytical methods.
Quotes by Justus von Liebig
The most important instrument in the laboratory is the brain.
The man who does not know chemistry is like a man who does not know how to read.
The true value of a discovery is not in its novelty, but in its utility.
The chemist is a magician who can turn lead into gold, if he has enough lead.
Science is the pursuit of truth, not the pursuit of certainty.
The chemist is a man who can make a living by making things that no one wants.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
The man who knows nothing of chemistry is like a man who knows nothing of life.
The chemist is a man who can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, if he has enough sow's ears.
The true scientist is one who is always questioning, always doubting, always seeking.
The most important thing in science is not to get ahead, but to get it right.
The chemist is a man who can make a mountain out of a molehill, if he has enough molehills.
The man who does not know chemistry is like a man who does not know how to live.
The chemist is a man who can make a fortune out of thin air, if he has enough thin air.
The most beautiful discovery is the one that makes us question everything we thought we knew.
The true scientist is one who is always learning, always growing, always evolving.
The chemist is a man who can make something out of nothing, if he has enough nothing.
The greatest joy in science is to discover something new, something that no one else has ever seen.
The man who knows nothing of chemistry is like a man who knows nothing of the world.
The chemist is a man who can make a living by making things that no one needs.