If you want to become a chemist, you will have to ruin your health. If you don't ruin your health studying, you won't accomplish anything these days in chemistry.

Liebig's advice to Kekulé

Quoted in Berichte der Deutschen Chemishen Gesellschaft, 23, 1890. Trans. W. H. Brock

Justus von Liebig Quotes

If you want to become a chemist, you will have to ruin your health. If you don't ruin your health studying, you won't accomplish anything these days...

If you want to become a chemist, you will have to ruin your health. If you don't ruin your health studying, you won't accomplish anything these days...

If you want to become a chemist, you will have to ruin your health. If you don't ruin your health studying, you won't accomplish anything these days...

If you want to become a chemist, you will have to ruin your health. If you don't ruin your health studying, you won't accomplish anything these days...