"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
Topic(s):
History
More From Louis Pasteur
- "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."
- "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."
- "Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world."
More In History
- "The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds, as it amuses the fancy, as it improves the understanding, and as it strengthens virtue."― David Hume
- "The broadest pattern of history – namely, the differences between human societies on different continents – seems to me to be attributable to differences among continental environments, and not to biological differences among peoples themselves."― Jared Diamond
- "I just read an 800-page history of the Scottish Enlightenment and, honestly, I may as well just start it again now, because I cannot remember a single thing. I can barely remember where Scotland is."― Hugh Laurie