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Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze.

Galileo Galilei

We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
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Discover Help People Teaching
The Milky Way is nothing else but a mass of innumerable stars planted together in clusters.
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Science Stars Togetherness Universe
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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Darkness Earth Illuminate Moon Night Place
Passion is the genesis of genius.
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Genesis Genius One Liner Passion
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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Astronomy Earth Opinion Philosophy Round Science Study Sun Universe
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him.
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Himself Ignorant Inspirational Learning
In time you may discover everything that can be discovered, and still your progress will only be progress away from humanity.
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Discover Humanity Progress Science
I give infinite thanks to God, who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things.
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God Infinite Marvelous Please Thanful
To be humane, we must ever be ready to pronounce that wise, ingenious and modest statement ‘I do not know’.
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Modest Statement Wise
We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.
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Mathematics Number Science
Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze.
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Book Gaze Open Philosophy Stand Writing
Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are understandable to man or not.
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Action Change Hide Indifference Man Nature Reason Understand
Nature does not act by means of many things when it can do so by means of a few.
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Act Nature
I do not know what to say in a case so surprising, so unlooked for and so novel.
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Case Heaven Look Surprise
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use.
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Atheist Believe God Intellectual Obligation Reason Sense
If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics.
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Advice Beginning Follow Mathematics Study

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