Earth, turning upon itself, moves round the Sun.
GALILEO GALILEIFacts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty.
More Galileo Galilei Quotes
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In my studies of astronomy and philosophy I hold this opinion about the universe, that the Sun remains fixed in the centre of the circle of heavenly bodies, without changing its place; and the Earth, turning upon itself, moves round the Sun.
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The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.
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What greater stupidity can be imagined than that of calling jewels, silver, and gold “precious,” and earth and soil “base”?
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Wine is sunlight, held together by water.
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If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics.
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Knowing thyself, that is the greatest wisdom.
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If you could see the earth illuminated when you were in a place as dark as night, it would look to you more splendid than the moon.
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I give infinite thanks to God, who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things.
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To be humane, we must ever be ready to pronounce that wise, ingenious and modest statement ‘I do not know’.
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Who would dare assert that we know all there is to be known?
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The earth, in fair and grateful exchange, pays back to the moon an illumination similar to that which it receives from her throughout nearly all the darkest gloom of the night.
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Science proceeds more by what it has learned to ignore than what it takes into account.
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There are those who reason well, but they are greatly outnumbered by those who reason badly.
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Passion is the genesis of genius.
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I believe that the intention of Holy Writ was to persuade men of the truths necessary to salvation; such as neither science nor other means could render credible, but only the voice of the Holy Spirit.
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