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

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
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
You can’t teach anybody anything, only make them realize the answers are already inside them.
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Inside Inspirational Realize Teaching
The Milky Way is nothing else but a mass of innumerable stars planted together in clusters.
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Science Stars Togetherness Universe
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him.
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Himself Ignorant Inspirational Learning
The vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything.
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Science Understand Vain
The Divine intellect indeed knows infinitely more propositions.
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Divine Indeed Infinite Intellectual
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
The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.
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God Heaven Path
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
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
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
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
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
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
Knowing thyself, that is the greatest wisdom.
GALILEO GALILEI

Greatness Inspiratioal One Liner Self Love Wisdom

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