"I would not leave anything to a man of action as he would be tempted to give up work; on the other hand, I would like to help dreamers as they find it difficult to get on in life."
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As quoted in Nobel, Dynamite and Peace (1929) by Ragnar Sohlman and Henrik SchĂĽck, as translated by Brian Lunn and Beatrix Lunn, p. 249; also quoted by Lester B. Pearson in his address on accepting the Nobel Peace Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway (10 December 1957).
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Alfred Nobel
1833 – 1896
schwedischer Chemiker und Erfinder
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