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All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.

Galileo Galilei

Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe.
GALILEO GALILEI

God Language Mathematics Universe Writing
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 am certainly interested in a tribunal in which, for having used my reason, I was deemed little less than a heretic.
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Interest Philosophy Reason Science
In the future, there will be opened a gateway and a road to a large and excellent science into which minds more piercing than mine shall penetrate to recesses still deeper.
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Excellence Future Mind Road Science
Earth, turning upon itself, moves round the Sun.
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Earth Move Round Science Sun
Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.
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Failure One Liner Reason Science Sense Step
Nature is written in mathematical language.
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Language Mathemetics Nature One Liner
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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Believe Holy Intention Men Necessary Salve Science Spirit Truth
Nonetheless, it moves.
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One Liner Science
The vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything.
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Science Understand Vain
The greatest wisdom is to get to know oneself.
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Greatness One Liner Self Love Wisdom
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him.
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Himself Ignorant Inspirational Learning
We see only the simple motion of descent, since that other circular one common to the Earth, the tower, and ourselves remains imperceptible.
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Descent Earth Motion Science
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
You may force me to say what you wish; you may revile me for saying what I do. But it moves.
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Force Move Science
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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Authority Individual Man Opinion Reason Science Spark Worth

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