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The nature of the human mind is such that unless it is stimulated by images of things acting upon it from without, all remembrance of them passes easily away.

Galileo Galilei

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.
GALILEO GALILEI

Believe Holy Intention Men Necessary Salve Science Spirit Truth
Holy Writ was intended to teach men how to go to Heaven not how the heavens go.
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Heaven Holy Intend Teaching
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
The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.
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God Heaven Path
Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe.
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God Language Mathematics Universe Writing
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
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
See 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.
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Assure Care Contrary Experiement Glance Power Show Truth
Two truths cannot contradict one another.
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Contradict One Liner Truth
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 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
Science proceeds more by what it has learned to ignore than what it takes into account.
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Account Ignorance Learning Proceed Science
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
Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured.
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Measure Science
Passion is the genesis of genius.
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Genesis Genius One Liner Passion
Long experience has taught me this about the status of mankind with regard to matters requiring thought.
GALILEO GALILEI

Experience Mankind Matter Regard Requirement Status Teaching

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