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

Galileo Galilei

I entertain no doubts as to the truth of the transfinites, which I have recognized with God’s help.
GALILEO GALILEI

Doubt Entertainment God Help Recognize Truth
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
Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze.
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Book Gaze Open Philosophy Stand Writing
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 vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything.
GALILEO GALILEI

Science Understand Vain
What greater stupidity can be imagined than that of calling jewels, silver, and gold “precious,” and earth and soil “base”?
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Earth Imagination Science Stupidity
You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.
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Help Himself Man Teaching Wisdom
Passion is the genesis of genius.
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Genesis Genius One Liner Passion
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
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 have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him.
GALILEO GALILEI

Himself Ignorant Inspirational Learning
I give infinite thanks to God, who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things.
GALILEO GALILEI

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
Holy Scripture could never lie or err…its decrees are of absolute and inviolable truth.
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Absolute Holy Lie Scripture Truth
We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.
GALILEO GALILEI

Mathematics Number Science
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

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