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Long experience has taught me this about the status of mankind with regard to matters requiring thought.

Galileo Galilei

Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze.
GALILEO GALILEI

Book Gaze Open Philosophy Stand Writing
Philosophy is written in that great book which ever lies before our eyes. I mean the universe, but we cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language and grasp the symbols, in which it is written.
GALILEO GALILEI

Book Eyes Language Philosophy Understand Universe Writing
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.
GALILEO GALILEI

Amaze God Infinite Thankful
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
The increase of known truths stimulates the investigation, establishment, and growth of the arts.
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Art Establishment Growth Increase Investigation Truth
Passion is the genesis of genius.
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Genesis Genius One Liner Passion
Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are understandable to man or not.
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Action Change Hide Indifference Man Nature Reason Understand
Holy Scripture could never lie or err…its decrees are of absolute and inviolable truth.
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Absolute Holy Lie Scripture Truth
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.
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Authority Humble Individual Reason Science Worth
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
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
Nothing occurs contrary to nature except the impossible, and that never occurs.
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Contrary Except Impossible Nature Occur
Earth, turning upon itself, moves round the Sun.
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Earth Move Round Science Sun
The Milky Way is nothing else but a mass of innumerable stars planted together in clusters.
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Science Stars Togetherness Universe
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
It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved.
GALILEO GALILEI

Believe Harm Prove Science Soul

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