"I would trade all my experimental works for the single idea of the benzene theory."

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Source : "Hofmann und die Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft" by B. L. Lepsius, Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft, (p. 51), 1918.

August Wilhelm von Hofmann

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“There's a kinship among men who have sat by a dying fire and measured the worth of their life by it.”
“As a little kid, not only is my dad Jo-Jo White, but M. L. Carr is involved in the family, Red Auerbach is my godfather, and my stepmother was an Olympic-caliber sprinter. Athletes were all around. I happened to be a natural athlete. If I wasn't, it might have been hell. But I never got any pressure from my mom and dad to be an athlete.”
“The talkativeness of women has been gauged in comparison not with men but with silence. Women have not been judged on the grounds of whether they talk more than men, but of whether they talk more than silent women.”
“My dinners have never interfered with my business. They have been my recreation. . . A public banquet, if eaten with thought and care, is no more of a strain than a dinner at home.”
“In many walks of life, a conscience is a more expensive encumbrance than a wife or a carriage.”
“To be happy--one must find one's bliss”
“We are all stronger than we can ever imagine being. Every choice matters starting with today. And today, I choose to live.”
“Just as hundreds of brushstrokes comprised a finished canvas, people were made up of a lifetime of experiences, both good and bad. And without knowing what someone had endured, it was impossible to truly know them - and accept them - for who they were.”

Source : Tamera Alexander (2011). “A Lasting Impression”, p.384, Bethany House

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