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The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.

Galileo Galilei

I am certainly interested in a tribunal in which, for having used my reason, I was deemed little less than a heretic.
GALILEO GALILEI

Interest Philosophy Reason Science
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.
GALILEO GALILEI

Accomodation Attribute Essence Name Science
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.
GALILEO GALILEI

Book Eyes Language Philosophy Understand Universe Writing
Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured.
GALILEO GALILEI

Measure Science
You can’t teach anybody anything, only make them realize the answers are already inside them.
GALILEO GALILEI

Inside Inspirational Realize Teaching
Wine is sunlight, held together by water.
GALILEO GALILEI

Alcohol Sunlight Togetherness Water Wine
Nature does not act by means of many things when it can do so by means of a few.
GALILEO GALILEI

Act Nature
I do not know what to say in a case so surprising, so unlooked for and so novel.
GALILEO GALILEI

Case Heaven Look Surprise
If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics.
GALILEO GALILEI

Advice Beginning Follow Mathematics Study
What greater stupidity can be imagined than that of calling jewels, silver, and gold “precious,” and earth and soil “base”?
GALILEO GALILEI

Earth Imagination Science Stupidity
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
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him.
GALILEO GALILEI

Himself Ignorant Inspirational Learning
Nothing occurs contrary to nature except the impossible, and that never occurs.
GALILEO GALILEI

Contrary Except Impossible Nature Occur
In the sciences, the authority of thousands of opinions is not worth as much as one tiny spark of reason in an individual man.
GALILEO GALILEI

Authority Individual Man Opinion Reason Science Spark Worth
Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze.
GALILEO GALILEI

Book Gaze Open Philosophy Stand Writing
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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