Chance only favors the prepared mind.
Germ theory, pasteurization
Often cited as a paraphrase of his 1854 lecture. Slightly different wording than previous entry.
1854
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"Do not let yourself be tainted with a barren skepticism."
Strange & Unusual"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Strange & Unusual"One must make sure that one has good tools, and then one must use them well."
Strange & Unusual"I have been for the past three years studying a disease which is called hydrophobia, or rabies. It is a disease which I believe to be caused by a microbe."
Strange & Unusual"Messieurs, c'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot. (Gentlemen, it is the microbes who will have the last word.)"
Humorous