Louis Pasteur

“The greatest disorder of the mind is to let will get the better of judgment.”

“Gentlemen, it is the microbes who will have the last word.”

“To know how to wonder and question is the first step of the mind toward discovery.”

“There are no such things as applied sciences, only applications of science.”

“I am on the verge of mysteries, and the veil is getting thinner and thinner.”

“Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.”

“Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.”

“The role of the infinitely small in nature is infinitely great.”

“When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become.”

“Blessed is he who carries within himself a God, an ideal, and who obeys it.”

“Chance favors only the prepared mind.”

“Do not let yourself be tainted with a barren skepticism.”

“The future will belong to those who shall have done the most for suffering humanity.”

“One must work; one must work. I have done what I could.”

“Worship the spirit of criticism.”

“The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator.”

“A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.”

“Without theory, practice is but routine born of habit.”