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That sculpture is more admirable than painting for the reason that it contains relief and painting does not is completely false.

Galileo Galilei

What greater stupidity can be imagined than that of calling jewels, silver, and gold “precious,” and earth and soil “base”?
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Earth Imagination Science Stupidity
Being infinitely amazed, so do I give thanks to God, Who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things, unrevealed to bygone ages.
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Amaze God Infinite Thankful
There are those who reason well, but they are greatly outnumbered by those who reason badly.
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Bad Intelligence Reason
The Divine intellect indeed knows infinitely more propositions.
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Divine Indeed Infinite Intellectual
The deeper I go in considering the vanities of popular reasoning, the lighter and more foolish I find them.
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Consideration Fools Reason Vanity
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
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
It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.
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Beautiful Body Delight Moon Sight
The vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything.
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Science Understand Vain
The increase of known truths stimulates the investigation, establishment, and growth of the arts.
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Art Establishment Growth Increase Investigation Truth
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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Darkness Earth exchange Gloom Illuminate Moon Night Receive
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.
GALILEO GALILEI

Astronomy Earth Opinion Philosophy Round Science Study Sun Universe
God is known by nature in his works, and by doctrine in his revealed word.
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Doctrine God Nature Reveal Work
Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured.
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Measure Science

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