Is it right to probe so deeply into Nature's secrets? The question must here be raised whether it will benefit mankind, or whether the knowledge will be harmful.

Art will never be able to exist without nature.

In the age of the individual's liquidation, the question of individuality must be raised anew.

Shy and unready men are great betrayers of secrets: for there are few wants more urgent for the moment than the want of something to say

You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back.

Alfred Nobel's discoveries are characteristic; powerful explosives can help men perform admirable tasks. They are also a means to terrible destruction in the hands of the great criminals who lead peoples to war.