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I give infinite thanks to God, who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things.

Galileo Galilei

In the future, there will be opened a gateway and a road to a large and excellent science into which minds more piercing than mine shall penetrate to recesses still deeper.
GALILEO GALILEI

Excellence Future Mind Road Science
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 deeper I go in considering the vanities of popular reasoning, the lighter and more foolish I find them.
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Consideration Fools Reason Vanity
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.
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Book Eyes Language Philosophy Understand Universe Writing
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
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
The Milky Way is nothing else but a mass of innumerable stars planted together in clusters.
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Science Stars Togetherness Universe
The greatest wisdom is to get to know oneself.
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Greatness One Liner Self Love Wisdom
There are those who reason well, but they are greatly outnumbered by those who reason badly.
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Bad Intelligence Reason
By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.
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Deny Maintain Principle Science Truth
Who would dare assert that we know all there is to be known?
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Dare 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 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.
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Believe Holy Intention Men Necessary Salve Science Spirit Truth
Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured.
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Measure Science
Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.
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Failure One Liner Reason Science Sense Step
That sculpture is more admirable than painting for the reason that it contains relief and painting does not is completely false.
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Admire Painting Reason relief Sculpture

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