Antoine Lavoisier

The future of chemistry depends on the precision of its instruments and the accuracy of its observations.

It is not enough to collect facts; we must connect them.

The more exact the science, the more difficult it is to make progress.

I have always regarded the study of nature as the most noble and elevated of pursuits.

The human mind is always eager for novelty and impatient of repetition.

The chemist, like the artist, must have a vivid imagination, but it must be controlled by reason.

I have never been able to believe in anything that I could not demonstrate by experiment.

The progress of science is like the ascent of a mountain, where every step brings new horizons into view.

It is not by chance that I have succeeded, but by hard work and perseverance.

The true wealth of a nation is its knowledge and its industry.

I have endeavored to make chemistry a science of reasoning, and not of memory.

The human mind, like the human body, requires nourishment.

It is not the number of experiments, but their accuracy, that matters.

The universe is a machine, and we are its engineers.

I have always found that the more I learned, the more I realized how much I did not know.

To invent is to choose.

The scientist should be a judge, not an advocate.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge.

I have no other ambition than to serve humanity.

The human mind is capable of understanding all the secrets of nature.