George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver

28-Aug-2026


United States


Scientist

George Washington Carver was born a slave and became one of the greatest scientists and inventors of his time, as well as a teacher at the Tuskegee Institute. Carver has developed more than 100 products using one major crop - corn - including dyes, plastics and petroleum.

QUOTES BY George Washington Carver


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

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

โ€œMy mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.โ€

โ€œMy first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.โ€

โ€œLiberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.โ€

โ€œTrue friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.โ€

โ€œLet us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.โ€

โ€œLabor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.โ€

โ€œI have always considered marriage as the most interesting event of oneโ€™s life, the foundation of happiness or misery.โ€

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