George Carver Quotes

"God gave them [the discoveries] to me; how can I sell them to someone else?"

"It is not the style of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobile one drives, nor the amount of money one has in the bank, that counts. These mean nothing. It is simply service that measures success."

"When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the universe.' But God answered, 'That knowledge is for me alone.' So I said, 'God, tell me the mystery of the peanut.' Then God said, 'Well George, that's more nearly your size.' And he told me."

"We get closer to God as we get more intimately and understandingly acquainted with the things He has created. I know of nothing more inspiring than that of making discoveries for one's self."

"Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the hater."

"There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation -- veneer isn't worth anything."

"If you love it enough, anything will talk with you."

"The beating on the tail of the snake may stop his progress a little, but the more vital parts must be struck before his poisonous death-dealing venom will be wiped out."

"Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom"

"I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in."

"More and more as we come closer and closer in touch with nature and its teachings are we able to see the Divine and are therefore fitted to interpret correctly the various languages spoken by all forms of nature about us."

"Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise"