Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence. (Louis Pasteur)
The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the universe or of its indirect consequences. The universe is asymmetric. (Louis Pasteur)
Regarding Travis Brewer's letter (Aug. 20, A science lesson ... proved that spontaneous generation requires a supernatural influence. (Louis Pasteur)
Do not let yourself be tainted with a barren skepticism. (Louis Pasteur)
There are no such things as applied sciences, only applications of science. (Louis Pasteur)
It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes. (Louis Pasteur)
When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. (Louis Pasteur)
The greatest disorder of the mind is to let will direct it. (Louis Pasteur)
There does not exist a category of science to which one can give the name applied science. There are science and the applications of science, bound together as the fruit of the tree which bears it. (Louis Pasteur)
No, a thousand times no, there does not exist a category of science to which one can give the name applied science. There are science and the applications of science, bound together as the fruit to the tree that bears it. (Louis Pasteur)
What is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages. (Louis Pasteur)