Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are understandable to man or not.
GALILEO GALILEISee now the power of truth; the same experiment which at first glance seemed to show one thing, when more carefully examined, assures us of the contrary.
More Galileo Galilei Quotes
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Nature is written in mathematical language.
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Wine is sunlight, held together by water.
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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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Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze.
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In the sciences, the authority of thousands of opinions is not worth as much as one tiny spark of reason in an individual man.
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It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.
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Earth, turning upon itself, moves round the Sun.
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We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
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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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Philosophy itself cannot but benefit from our disputes, for if our conceptions prove true, new achievements will be made; if false, their refutation will further confirm the original doctrines.
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I’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
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Holy Scripture could never lie or err…its decrees are of absolute and inviolable truth.
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Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze.
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In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.
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You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.
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