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> [ It is my express wish that in awarding the \[Nobel Prizes\] no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-nobel/it-is-my-express-wish-that-in-awarding-the-nobel-prizes-no/)

[Alfred Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-nobel/)

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## More by Alfred Nobel

> [Justice is to be found only in the imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-nobel/justice-is-to-be-found-only-in-the-imagination/)

[Alfred Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-nobel/)

> [To his sister-in-law: What a contrast between us! You live a warm and glowing life, surrounded by loved ones whom you care for and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-nobel/to-his-sister-in-law-what-a-contrast-between-us-you-live-a-warm-and/)

[Alfred Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-nobel/)

> [Lawyers have to make a living, and can only do so by inducing people to believe that a straight line is crooked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-nobel/lawyers-have-to-make-a-living-and-can-only-do-so-by-inducing-people/)

[Alfred Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-nobel/)

> [Worry is the stomach's worst poison.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-nobel/worry-is-the-stomach-s-worst-poison/)

[Alfred Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-nobel/)

> [Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-nobel/hope-is-nature-s-veil-for-hiding-truth-s-nakedness/)

[Alfred Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-nobel/)

> [The first time I saw nitroglycerine was in the beginning of the Crimean War. Professor Zinin in St. Petersburg exhibited some to my father…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-nobel/the-first-time-i-saw-nitroglycerine-was-in-the-beginning-of-the/)

[Alfred Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-nobel/)

> [I am not aware that I have deserved any notoriey, and I have no taste for its buzz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-nobel/i-am-not-aware-that-i-have-deserved-any-notoriey-and-i-have-no-taste/)

[Alfred Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-nobel/)

> [One can state, without exaggeration, that the observation of and the search for similarities and differences are the basis of all human knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-nobel/one-can-state-without-exaggeration-that-the-observation-of-and-the/)

[Alfred Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-nobel/)

> [The truthful man is usually a liar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-nobel/the-truthful-man-is-usually-a-liar/)

[Alfred Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-nobel/)

> [I am a misanthrope yet utterly benevolent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-nobel/i-am-a-misanthrope-yet-utterly-benevolent/)

[Alfred Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-nobel/)

> [“The day when two army corps can annihilate each other in one second, all civilized nations, it is to be hoped, will recoil from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-nobel/the-day-when-two-army-corps-can-annihilate-each-other-in-one-second/)

[Alfred Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-nobel/)

> [A recluse without books and ink is already in life a dead man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-nobel/a-recluse-without-books-and-ink-is-already-in-life-a-dead-man/)

[Alfred Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-nobel/)

> [For my part, I wish all guns with their belongings and everything could be sent to hell, which is the proper place for their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-nobel/for-my-part-i-wish-all-guns-with-their-belongings-and-everything/)

[Alfred Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-nobel/)

> [ It is my express wish that in awarding the \[Nobel Prizes\] no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-nobel/it-is-my-express-wish-that-in-awarding-the-nobel-prizes-no/)

[Alfred Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-nobel/)

> [Alfred Nobel - pitiable half-creature, should have been stifled by humane doctor when he made his entry yelling into life. Greatest merits: Keeps his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-nobel/alfred-nobel-pitiable-half-creature-should-have-been-stifled-by/)

[Alfred Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-nobel/)

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