Justus von Liebig

Chemistry German 1803 – 1873 341 quotes

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.

Attributed

The man who does not know chemistry is like a man who does not know how to read.

Attributed

The true value of a discovery is not in its novelty, but in its utility.

Attributed

The chemist is a magician who can turn lead into gold, if he has enough lead.

Attributed

Science is the pursuit of truth, not the pursuit of certainty.

Attributed

The chemist is a man who can make a living by making things that no one wants.

Attributed

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

Attributed

The man who knows nothing of chemistry is like a man who knows nothing of life.

Attributed

The chemist is a man who can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, if he has enough sow's ears.

Attributed

The true scientist is one who is always questioning, always doubting, always seeking.

Attributed

The most important thing in science is not to get ahead, but to get it right.

Attributed

The chemist is a man who can make a mountain out of a molehill, if he has enough molehills.

Attributed

The man who does not know chemistry is like a man who does not know how to live.

Attributed

The chemist is a man who can make a fortune out of thin air, if he has enough thin air.

Attributed

The most beautiful discovery is the one that makes us question everything we thought we knew.

Attributed

The true scientist is one who is always learning, always growing, always evolving.

Attributed

The chemist is a man who can make something out of nothing, if he has enough nothing.

Attributed

The greatest joy in science is to discover something new, something that no one else has ever seen.

Attributed

The man who knows nothing of chemistry is like a man who knows nothing of the world.

Attributed

The chemist is a man who can make a living by making things that no one needs.

Attributed