Observation is like a piece of glass, which, as a mirror, must be very smooth, and must be very carefully polished, in… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
The loveliest theories are being overthrown by these damned experiments; it's no fun being a chemist anymore. — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
If it is impossible to judge merit and guilt in the field of natural science, then it is not possible in any… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
I have spent some months in England, have seen an awful lot and learned little. England is not a land of science,… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
But it must not be forgotten that ... glass and porcelain were manufactured, stuffs dyed and metals separated from their ores by… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
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
A manure containing several ingredients acts in this wise: The effect of all of them in the soil accommodates itself to that… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
I have learnt that all our theories are not Truth itself, but resting places or stages on the way to the conquest… — 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
There is in the chemist a form of thought by which all ideas become visible in the mind as strains of an… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
I would... establish the conviction that Chemistry, as an independent science, offers one of the most powerful means towards the attainment of… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
What struck me most in England was the perception that only those works which have a practical tendency awake attention and command… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
I will now direct the attention of scientists to a previously unnoticed cause which brings about the metamorphosis and decomposition phenomena which… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
In this apparatus is nothing new but its simplicity and thorough trustworthiness. On his revolutionary method of organic analysis. — 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
Without an acquaintance with chemistry, the statesman must remain a stranger to the true vital interests of the state, to the means… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
The person who observes a clock, sees in it not only the pendulum swinging to and fro, and the dial-plate, and the… — 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 Image
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 Image
The loveliest theories are being overthrown by these damned experiments; it's no fun being a chemist anymore. — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
The secret of all those who make discoveries is that they regard nothing as impossible. — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 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… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
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 Image
The more fodder, the more flesh; the more flesh, the more manure; the more manure, the more grain. — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
