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> [The chemical compounds are comparable to a system of planets in that the atoms are held together by chemical affinity. They may be more or less numerous, simple or complex in composition, and in the constitution of the materials, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baptiste-dumas/the-chemical-compounds-are-comparable-to-a-system-of-planets-in-that/)

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> [In inorganic chemistry the radicals are simple; in organic chemistry they are compounds—that is the sole difference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baptiste-dumas/in-inorganic-chemistry-the-radicals-are-simple-in-organic-chemistry/)

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## Other authors on Compounds

## More by Jean-Baptiste Dumas

> [In organic chemistry there exist certain types which are conserved even when, in place of hydrogen, equal volumes of chlorine, of bromine, etc. are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baptiste-dumas/in-organic-chemistry-there-exist-certain-types-which-are-conserved/)

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> [The chemical compounds are comparable to a system of planets in that the atoms are held together by chemical affinity. They may be more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baptiste-dumas/the-chemical-compounds-are-comparable-to-a-system-of-planets-in-that/)

[Jean-Baptiste Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baptiste-dumas/)

> [I have seen many phases of life; I have moved in imperial circles, I have been a Minister of State; but if I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baptiste-dumas/i-have-seen-many-phases-of-life-i-have-moved-in-imperial-circles-i/)

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> [In inorganic chemistry the radicals are simple; in organic chemistry they are compounds—that is the sole difference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baptiste-dumas/in-inorganic-chemistry-the-radicals-are-simple-in-organic-chemistry/)

[Jean-Baptiste Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-baptiste-dumas/)

> [In chemistry, our theories are crutches; to show that they are valid, they must be used to walk... A theory established with the help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-baptiste-dumas/in-chemistry-our-theories-are-crutches-to-show-that-they-are-valid/)

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