--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Wherever something is wrong, something is…" description: "\"“Wherever something is wrong, something is too big. If the stars in the sky or the atoms of uranium disintegrate in spontaneous explosion, it is not be..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a8/kohr-leopold-147594_human-body_wherever-something-is-wrong-something-is_182092.jpg" --- # Wherever something is wrong, something is too big. If the… ![“Wherever something is wrong, something is too big. If the stars in the sky or the atoms of uranium disintegrate in spontaneous explosion, it is not because their substance has lost its balance. It is because matter has attempted to expand beyond the impassable barriers set to every accumulation…” quote by Kohr Leopold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a8/kohr-leopold-147594_human-body_wherever-something-is-wrong-something-is_182092.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a8/kohr-leopold-147594_human-body_wherever-something-is-wrong-something-is_182092.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a8/kohr-leopold-147594_human-body_wherever-something-is-wrong-something-is_182092.jpg) > ““Wherever something is wrong, something is too big. If the stars in the sky or the atoms of uranium disintegrate in spontaneous explosion, it is not because their substance has lost its balance. It is because matter has attempted to expand beyond the impassable barriers set to every accumulation. Their mass has become too big. If the human body becomes diseased, it is, as in cancer, because a cell, or a group of cells, has begun to outgrow its allotted narrow limits. And if the body of a people becomes diseased with the fever of aggression, brutzdity, collectivism, or massive idiocy, it is not because it has fallen victim to bad leadership or mental derangement. It is because huma beings, so charming as individuals or in small aggregations, have been welded into overconcentrated social units such as mobs, unions, cartels, or great powers.”” Kohr Leopold ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. When entities grow beyond natural limits—whether stars, atoms, or societies—they become unstable, leading to collapse or disease; systemic overconcentration fuels aggression and disorder. **In simple terms:** Excess growth causes instability and collapse. Key Takeaway Monitor and respect natural limits. 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