A time will come, when fields will be manured with a solution of glass (silicate of potash), with the ashes of burnt… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
There are various causes for the generation of force: a tensed spring, an air current, a falling mass of water, fire burning… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
We may fairly judge of the commercial prosperity of a country from the amount of sulphuric acid it consumes. — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
By the deficiency or absence of one necessary constituent, all the others being present, the soil is rendered barren for all those crops to… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share
I will now direct the attention of scientists to a previously unnoticed cause which brings about the metamorphosis and decomposition phenomena which are usually… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share
The loveliest theories are being overthrown by these damned experiments; it's no fun being a chemist anymore. — Justus von Liebig Copy Share
The secret of all those who make discoveries is that they regard nothing as impossible. — Justus von Liebig Copy Share
If it is impossible to judge merit and guilt in the field of natural science, then it is not possible in any field, and… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share
What struck me most in England was the perception that only those works which have a practical tendency awake attention and command respect, while… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share
There is in the chemist a form of thought by which all ideas become visible in the mind as strains of an imagined piece… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share
Chemistry, in its application to animals and vegetables. Endeavours jointly with physiology to enlighten us respecting the mysterious processes and sources of organic life. — Justus von Liebig Copy Share
The more fodder, the more flesh; the more flesh, the more manure; the more manure, the more grain. — Justus von Liebig Copy Share
But it must not be forgotten that ... glass and porcelain were manufactured, stuffs dyed and metals separated from their ores by mere empirical… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share
A time will come, when fields will be manured with a solution of glass (silicate of potash), with the ashes of burnt straw, and… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share
A manure containing several ingredients acts in this wise: The effect of all of them in the soil accommodates itself to that one among… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share
Chocolate is a perfect food, as wholesome as it is delicious, a beneficent restorer of exhausted power...it is the best friend of those engaged… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share
Since the discovery of oxygen the civilised world has undergone a revolution in manners and customs. The knowledge of the composition of the atmosphere,… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share