"Languages are true analytical methods; algebra, which is adapted to its purpose in every species of expression, in the most simple, most exact, and best manner possible, is at the same time a language…"

"I have been so lucky in life, that I have had nothing to do but to collect the fruits of the labours of others."

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

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

"To invent is to choose."