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Galileo Galilei Quote - Science proceeds more by what it has learned to ignore than what it takes into account.

Science proceeds more by what it has learned to ignore than what it takes into account.

Galileo Galilei

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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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Authority Individual Man Opinion Reason Science Spark Worth
The increase of known truths stimulates the investigation, establishment, and growth of the arts.
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Art Establishment Growth Increase Investigation Truth
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.
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Discover Easy Point Truth Understand
I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the Scriptures, but with experiments and demonstrations.
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Demonstrate Discussion Experiment Natural Problem Science Scripture Thinking
Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured.
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Measure Science
The laws of nature are written by the hand of God in the language of mathematics.
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God Language Law Mathematics Nature Writing
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
I’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
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Fear Love Night Stars
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
Nonetheless, it moves.
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One Liner Science
Long experience has taught me this about the status of mankind with regard to matters requiring thought.
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Experience Mankind Matter Regard Requirement Status Teaching
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
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
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
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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Achievement Benefit Conception Dispute Philosophy Prove
The greatest wisdom is to get to know oneself.
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Greatness One Liner Self Love Wisdom
Nothing occurs contrary to nature except the impossible, and that never occurs.
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Contrary Except Impossible Nature Occur
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
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
Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty.
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Explanation Fact Hide Naked Science
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
See now the power of truth.
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Justice One Liner Power Science Truth
You can’t teach anybody anything, only make them realize the answers are already inside them.
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Inside Inspirational Realize Teaching
I entertain no doubts as to the truth of the transfinites, which I have recognized with God’s help.
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Doubt Entertainment God Help Recognize Truth
Names and attributes must be accommodated to the essence of things, and not the essence to the names, since things come first and names afterwards.
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Accomodation Attribute Essence Name 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
It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved.
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Believe Harm Prove Science Soul

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