Dmitri Mendeleev

Chemist Russian 1834 – 1907

Created the periodic table of chemical elements.

389 quotes

"Justice is the foundation of civilization."
Justice
"Patience is the pathway to peace."
Patience
"Kindness costs nothing but buys everything."
Kindness
"Strength is not measured in muscles."
Strength
"Fear is the enemy of progress."
Fear
"Power is the ability to change the future."
Power
"Money cannot buy happiness, but it can buy freedom."
Money
"Health is wealth that cannot be purchased."
Health
"Adventure is where you find it."
Adventure
"Imagination is the only true limit to possibility."
Imagination
"Technology is the tool of progress."
Technology
"History repeats itself to those who refuse to learn from it."
History
"The periodic law is undoubtedly the most important law of nature yet discovered in chemistry."
Science
"I see in the near future a time when the chemist's work for the pharmaceutical industry will eventually lead to the discovery of new medicines."
Science
"Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion."
Philosophy
"The rearrangement of elements according to their properties revealed nature's deepest secrets."
Knowledge
"A person must have a sharp eye and a quick mind to see what others cannot perceive."
Wisdom
"Chemistry is the study of matter and energy; it is the foundation of all natural philosophy."
Science
"The law of periodicity will eventually unlock the mysteries of all material substances."
Science
"In science, there are no shortcuts to truth; only patient observation and rigorous experiment."
Truth
"To understand the universe, one must first understand the elements from which it is made."
Knowledge
"The greatest discoveries come to those who dare to question established beliefs."
Courage
"Nature speaks in the language of mathematics and chemistry."
Nature
"An element's properties reveal its place in the grand design of creation."
Science
"The chemist who seeks only profit will never find lasting fame or satisfaction."
Success
"I have devoted my life to understanding the very fabric of material existence."
Work
"The periodic table is a mirror reflecting nature's orderly character."
Nature
"Only through systematic study can we hope to master the secrets of nature."
Education
"Elements are the true foundation upon which all material reality rests."
Science
"The mind that can perceive patterns where others see only chaos possesses true genius."
Creativity