In The Realm Of Scientific Observation, Luck

There Is No Such Thing As A Special Category Of Science Called Applied Science; There Is Science And Its Applications, Which Are Related To One Another As The Fruit Is Related To The Tree That Has Borne It.

Messieurs, C'est Les Microbes Qui Auront Le Dernier Mot." (gentlemen, It Is The Microbes Who Will Have The Last Word.)

The Grandeur Of The Acts Of Men Are Measured By The Inspiration From Which They Spring. Happy Is He Who Bears A God Within.

The Flavor Of Wine Is Like Delicate Poetry.

Without Theory, Practice Is But Routine Born Of Habit. Theory Alone Can Bring Forth And Develop The Spirit Of Invention. ... [do Not] Share The Opinion Of Those Narrow Minds Who Disdain Everything In Science Which Has Not An Immediate Application. ... A Theoretical Discovery Has But The Merit Of Its Existence: It Awakens Hope, And That Is All. But Let It Be Cultivated, Let It Grow, And You Will See What It Will Become.