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If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics.

Galileo Galilei

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
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
You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.
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Help Himself Man Teaching Wisdom
Earth, turning upon itself, moves round the Sun.
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Earth Move Round Science Sun
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 increase of known truths stimulates the investigation, establishment, and growth of the arts.
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Art Establishment Growth Increase Investigation Truth
The vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything.
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Science Understand Vain
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
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
Holy Scripture could never lie or err…its decrees are of absolute and inviolable truth.
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Absolute Holy Lie Scripture Truth
The earth, in fair and grateful exchange, pays back to the moon an illumination similar to that which it receives from her throughout nearly all the darkest gloom of the night.
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Darkness Earth exchange Gloom Illuminate Moon Night Receive
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
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
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
I’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
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Fear Love Night Stars
The Divine intellect indeed knows infinitely more propositions.
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Divine Indeed Infinite Intellectual

If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics.

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