I saw in a dream a table where all the elements fell into place as required. Awakening, I immediately wrote it down on a piece of paper. Dmitri Mendeleev More Quotes by Dmitri Mendeleev More Quotes From Dmitri Mendeleev Why do they [Americans] quarrel, why do they hate Negroes, Indians, even Germans, why do they not have science and poetry commensurate with themselves, why are there so many frauds and so much nonsense? Dmitri Mendeleev nonsense quarrels hate The edifice of science not only requires material, but also a plan. Without the material, the plan alone is but a castle in the air-a mere possibility; whilst the material without a plan is but useless matter. Dmitri Mendeleev castles air science 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. Dmitri Mendeleev law doe firsts We could live at the present day without a Plato, but a double number of Newtons is required to discover the secrets of nature, and to bring life into harmony with the laws of nature. Dmitri Mendeleev day harmony nature life I want you to have this feeling too - it is my moral responsibility to help you achieve this inner freedom. Dmitri Mendeleev feeling you freedom responsibility