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> [When an old and distinguished person speaks to you, listen to him carefully and with respect — but do not believe him. Never put your trust into anything but your own intellect. Your elder, no matter whether he has gray…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/when-an-old-and-distinguished-person-speaks-to-you-listen-to-him/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

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## More by Linus Pauling

> [You can trace every sickness, every disease and every ailment to a mineral deficiency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/you-can-trace-every-sickness-every-disease-and-every-ailment-to-a/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

> [Science is the search for truth, that is the effort to understand the world: it involves the rejection of bias, of dogma, of revelation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/science-is-the-search-for-truth-that-is-the-effort-to-understand-the/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

> [The only sane policy for the world is that of abolishing war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/the-only-sane-policy-for-the-world-is-that-of-abolishing-war/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

> [Just one living cell in the human body is, more complex than New York City.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/just-one-living-cell-in-the-human-body-is-more-complex-than-new-york/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

> [Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/satisfaction-of-one-s-curiosity-is-one-of-the-greatest-sources-of/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

> [Science is the search for the truth--it is not a game in which one tries to beat his opponent, to do harm to others.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/science-is-the-search-for-the-truth-it-is-not-a-game-in-which-one/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

> [ \[Professor Pauling\] confesses that he had harboured the feeling that sooner or later he would be the one to get the DNA structure; and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/professor-pauling-confesses-that-he-had-harboured-the-feeling-that/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

> [The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/the-best-way-to-have-a-good-idea-is-to-have-lots-of-ideas/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

> [Every aspect of the world today - even politics and international relations - is affected by chemistry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/every-aspect-of-the-world-today-even-politics-and-international/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

> [I believe that you can, by taking some simple and inexpensive measures, lead a longer life and extend your years of well-being. My most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/i-believe-that-you-can-by-taking-some-simple-and-inexpensive-measures/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

> [But I know also that still more interesting discoveries will be made that I have not the imagination to describe - and I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/but-i-know-also-that-still-more-interesting-discoveries-will-be-made/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

> [Man's great power of thinking, remembering, and communicating are responsible for the evolution of civilization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/man-s-great-power-of-thinking-remembering-and-communicating-are/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

> [The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/the-best-way-to-have-a-good-idea-is-to-have-a-lot-of-ideas/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

> [I try to identify myself with the atoms ... I ask what I would do If I were a carbon atom or a sodium atom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/i-try-to-identify-myself-with-the-atoms-i-ask-what-i-would-do-if-i/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

> [The way to get good ideas is to get lots of ideas and throw the bad ones away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/the-way-to-get-good-ideas-is-to-get-lots-of-ideas-and-throw-the-bad/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

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