Science Quotes

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"The laws of physics are written in the very fabric of existence."
Jacques Charles
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"The periodic law is the only quantitative law of chemistry which is capable of being generally applied."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"Science is the only thing that can save us now."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"The elements are the alphabet of chemistry."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"The greatest discoveries often come from the simplest observations."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"The scientist must be impartial and objective."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"Science is the key to understanding the universe."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"Organic chemistry just now is enough to drive one mad. It gives me the impression of a dark labyrinth into which one fears to enter without Ariadne's thread."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"The great principle of chemistry is that the whole is equal to the sum of its parts."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"I have made a great discovery. I have synthesized urea without needing a kidney or an animal in any way."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"The synthesis of urea proves that we can prepare an organic substance from inorganic materials."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"Nature's secrets are written in the language of mathematics and chemistry."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"I believe that science has no boundaries."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"The universe speaks to us through the language of science."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"Science demands both rigor and imagination."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"Science is the pursuit of truth through evidence."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"In the laboratory, miracles happen daily."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"Science is the language of the future."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"In science, we are all seekers of truth."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"In chemistry, there are no shortcuts to truth, only the long road of experimentation."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"The elements are the alphabet of chemistry."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"The task of the excellent chemist is not to imagine what nature ought to be, but to discover what it actually is."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"The best way to understand nature is through careful observation and measurement."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"The foundation of chemistry is order and method."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"Water, air, earth, and fire are not elements but compounds of true elements."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"The human mind can conceive of nothing more remarkable than the chemical transformation of matter."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"All that we call science is merely the systematization of our experiences."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"Nothing is more important than integrity in science."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"Science without conscience is the ruin of the soul."
Antoine Lavoisier