Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by August Kekule

Quote by August Kekule

Author

August Kekule

August Kekule was a German chemist renowned for his contributions to organic chemistry. His most famous achievement was the proposal of the benzene ring structure, which had a profound impact on the development of chemical structural theory. more

You May Also Like

“I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood; and the accidental truth of the assertion, does not justify or excuse him.”

BelieveDoeTruthLyingI BelieveMoralKnowingHonorExcuseGuiltyJustifyFalsehoodMaximsAssertionTrue Or False
Book:Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 1: 1832-1858: Library of America #45
Create image

“The man who boasts that he habitually tells the truth is simply a man with no respect for it. It is not a thing to be thrown about loosely, like small change; it is something to be cherished and hoarded and disbursed only when absolutely necessary. The smallest atom of truth represents some man's bitter toil and agony; for every ponderable chunk of it there is a brave truth-seeker's grave upon some lonely ash-dump and a soul roasting in Hell.”

MenSoulTruthLyingHellHe ManTruth IsLonelyBraveGravesBitterThrownTelling The TruthAtomsAshesAgonySmallestToilBoastSeekersDumpChunksNo RespectSmall ChangesRoastingTruth Seekers
Author:H. L. Mencken
Create image