Dmitri Mendeleev

Science is the highest personification of the nation because it requires the utmost effort.

The goal of chemistry is to understand the composition of matter.

Life is a laboratory where we experiment with our souls.

Prediction is the test of science; without it, it's mere philosophy.

Elements are like people; they have families and traits that repeat.

True science teaches us to doubt and, in ignorance, to refrain from judging.

I love the smell of the laboratory; it's the perfume of discovery.

The periodic system is nature's confession.

Education is the key to unlocking the mysteries of the atom.

In the vast ocean of science, we are but humble fishermen.

Gallium was predicted before it was discovered; that's the power of the table.

Work without haste, but without rest.

Chemistry is the art of separating, combining, and transforming.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams, like the periodic table.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom.

I arrange the elements as a mother arranges her children.

Science knows no country, only truth.

The vodka I distill is purer than most chemicals.

Every element has its place, just as every man has his.

Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody else has thought.