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 true value of a man is not in what he has, but in what he is.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

The greatest pleasure in life is to do what people say you cannot do.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

The only thing I know is that I know nothing.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

The greatest wealth is health.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

The best revenge is massive success.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

The true object of chemistry is to discover the laws of nature, and not to make discoveries for the sake of making them.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

The progress of chemistry has been marked by the discovery of new elements and the elucidation of their properties.

Familiar Letters on Chemistry 1840

Agriculture is the foundation of all wealth and prosperity.

Chemistry in its Application to Agriculture 1842

In the laboratory, truth is discovered through patient experiment.

Lecture at University of Giessen 1830

The human mind is like a garden; it must be cultivated to bear fruit.

Personal Reflection 1850