The More I Study Nature, The More

The Universe Is An Asymmetrical Entity. I Am Inclined To Believe That Life As It Is Manifested To Us Must Be A Function Of The Asymmetry Of The Universe Or Of The Consequence Of This Fact. The Universe Is Asymmetrical; For If One Placed The Entire Set Of Bodies That Compose The Solar System, Each Moving In Its Own Way, Before A Mirror, The Image Shown Would Not Be Superimposable On The Reality.

In Good Philosophy, The Word Cause Ought To Be Reserved To The Single Divine Impulse That Has Formed The Universe.

To Know How To Wonder And Question Is The First Step Of The Mind Toward Discovery.

Every Chemical Substance, Whether Natural Or Artificial, Falls Into One Of Two Major Categories, According To The Spatial Characteristic Of Its Form. The Distinction Is Between Those Substances That Have A Plane Of Symmetry And Those That Do Not. The Former Belong To The Mineral, The Latter To The Living World.

If It Is A Terrifying Thought That Life Is At The Mercy Of The Multiplication Of These Minute Bodies [microbes], It Is A Consoling Hope That Science Will Not Always Remain Powerless Before Such Enemies.