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No law of nature, however general, has been established all at once; its recognition has always been preceded by many presentiments.

The elements which are the most widely diffused have small atomic weights.

The establishment of a law, moreover, does not take place when the first thought of it takes form, or even when its significance is recognised, but only when it has been confirmed by the results of the experiment.

I have achieved an inner freedom.

There is no known case of a substance that has an atomic number higher than 92.

I want you to have this feeling too – it is my moral responsibility to help you achieve this inner freedom.

There exists everywhere a medium in things, determined by equilibrium.

Elements which are similar as regards their chemical properties have atomic weights which are either of nearly the same value (eg. Pt, Ir, Os) or which increase regularly (eg. K, Ru, Cs).

It is the function of science to discover the existence of a general reign of order in nature and to find the causes governing this order. And this refers in equal measure to the relations of man – social and political – and to the entire universe as a whole.

The magnitude of the atomic weight determines the character of the element, just as the magnitude of the molecule determines the character of a compound body.