Alfred Nobel - Second to agriculture, humbug is the...

Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age.

Biography

Author Profession: Scientist

Nationality: Swedish

Born: October 21, 1833

Died: December 10, 1896

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Emanuel Swedenborg, Carolus Linnaeus, Niklas Zennstrom, Hannes Alfven, Theodor Svedberg, Arvid Carlsson, Svante Paabo, Torsten Wiesel

Topics

Age, Agriculture, Biggest, Industry, Our, Second

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Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the contempt inspired by vice; it whitens only the hair.

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Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

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Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.

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None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

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Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice.

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