Quote by Dmitri Mendeleev

"The periodic law is the only quantitative law of chemistry which is capable of being generally applied."

"I saw in the dream the table of elements arranged in accordance with their atomic weights, and when I awoke, I immediately wrote it down on a piece of paper."

"If you wish to become a philosopher, learn to ask pertinent questions."

"The elements of which man is composed are worth about 97 cents."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."