By the deficiency or absence of one necessary constituent, all the others being present, the soil is rendered barren for all those crops to the life of which that one constituent is indispensable. — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
There is in the chemist a form of thought by which all ideas become visible in the mind as strains of an imagined piece of music. This form of thought is developed in Faraday in the highest degree, whence it… — 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
