Alfred Nobel

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

The human race is a race of dreamers, and dreams are the only things that can change the world.

I have no doubt that the human race will eventually destroy itself, but I hope it will do so with some dignity.

The true beauty of life lies in its impermanence.

We are all just stardust, trying to find our way back to the stars.

The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but what we let die inside of us while we live.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The only constant in life is change.

Every man dies. Not every man really lives.

My factories may well put an end to war sooner than your congresses. The day when two army corps can annihilate each other in an instant, all civilized nations will surely recoil from war and disband their troops.

Hope is nature's veil for our nakedness.

For my part, I wish all guns with their belongings and everything that can be used as weapons to be sent to hell, which is the place for their origin.

It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?

My wish is that the prizes should be awarded without any consideration of nationality, so that the most worthy receives the prize, whether he is Scandinavian or not.

The second law of thermodynamics is that entropy always increases. The universe is running down. It's a one-way street.

I intend to leave a large part of my fortune for the establishment of a prize for those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind.

A good name is better than riches.

I would not give a farthing for any man's opinion if I did not know that he had thought for himself.

It is a great misfortune to be born with a sensitive nature and a restless spirit.

The highest form of knowledge is empathy.