Passion is the genesis of genius.
GALILEO GALILEIPassion is the genesis of genius.
GALILEO GALILEIIn questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.
GALILEO GALILEII’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
GALILEO GALILEIGod is known by nature in his works, and by doctrine in his revealed word.
GALILEO GALILEIWine is sunlight, held together by water.
GALILEO GALILEIWe must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.
GALILEO GALILEII entertain no doubts as to the truth of the transfinites, which I have recognized with God’s help.
GALILEO GALILEIAll truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.
GALILEO GALILEINothing occurs contrary to nature except the impossible, and that never occurs.
GALILEO GALILEIThat sculpture is more admirable than painting for the reason that it contains relief and painting does not is completely false.
GALILEO GALILEIYou cannot teach a person something he does not already know, you can only bring what he does know to his awareness.
GALILEO GALILEIIn the sciences, the authority of thousands of opinions is not worth as much as one tiny spark of reason in an individual man.
GALILEO GALILEIIn 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 GALILEITo be humane, we must ever be ready to pronounce that wise, ingenious and modest statement ‘I do not know’.
GALILEO GALILEIPhilosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze.
GALILEO GALILEII 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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