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Quotes from Discours de réception de Louis Pasteur — Louis Pasteur

1822–1895 France

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Where are the real sources of human dignity, freedom and modern democracy, if not in the concept of infinity to which all men are equal?

Discours de réception de Louis Pasteur (1882)

The human spirit, driven by an invincible force, will never cease to ask: What is beyond?

Discours de réception de Louis Pasteur (1882)

The Greeks understood the mysterious power of the hidden side of things. They bequeathed to us one of the most beautiful words in our language — the word "enthusiasm" — en theos [Εν Θεος] — a god within. The grandeur of human actions is measured by the inspiration from which they spring. Happy is he who bears a god within and obeys it.

Discours de réception de Louis Pasteur (1882)

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