Svante Arrhenius

The selective absorption of the atmosphere is not exerted for the benefit of the plants alone, but also for the warmth of the whole earth.

The theory of solutions is the stepchild of chemistry, but it is a stepchild that is destined to inherit the estate.

The history of science shows that the progress of science has constantly been hampered by the tyrannical influence of certain conceptions that finally came to be considered as dogma.

The ions are the carriers of electric current in solutions.

It is the ions that produce the peculiar behavior of acids and bases.

The strength of an acid or a base depends on its degree of dissociation.

The universe is built upon a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present in the inner structure of our intellect.

Life is an eternal struggle for existence, and the development of the organism is a series of adaptations to the environment.

The search for truth is, in fact, the highest goal of human life.

The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he is one who asks the right questions.

The imagination of nature is far, far greater than the imagination of man.

We must never forget that the laws of nature are not affected by our wishes.

The study of the infinitely great and the infinitely small are equally fascinating.

The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acts like the glass in a greenhouse.

If the quantity of carbonic acid increases in geometric progression, the augmentation of the temperature will increase nearly in arithmetic progression.

The sea plays the role of a vast regulator of the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere.

The development of industry promises to mankind a new era of material prosperity.

The progress of science is the work of collective effort.

The Nobel Prize has given me the opportunity to continue my work under more favorable conditions.

A theory should be as simple as possible, but not simpler.