When the elements are arranged in vertical columns according to increasing atomic weight, so that the horizontal lines contain analogous elements again according to increasing atomic weight, an arrangement results from which several general conclusions may be drawn.

There is nothing in this world that I fear to say.

No one nor anything can silence me.

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

Work, look for peace and calm in work: You will find it nowhere else. Pleasures flit by -- they are only for yourself; work leaves a mark of long-lasting joy, work is for others.

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

Certain characteristic properties of elements can be foretold from their atomic weights.