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

Galileo Galilei

If you could see the earth illuminated when you were in a place as dark as night, it would look to you more splendid than the moon.
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Darkness Earth Illuminate Moon Night Place
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
It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.
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Beautiful Body Delight Moon Sight
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
Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.
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Failure One Liner Reason Science Sense Step
The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.
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God Heaven Path
Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured.
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Measure Science
The laws of nature are written by the hand of God in the language of mathematics.
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God Language Law Mathematics Nature Writing
I’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
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Fear Love Night Stars
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
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Discover Help People Teaching
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
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
Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty.
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Explanation Fact Hide Naked Science
Passion is the genesis of genius.
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Genesis Genius One Liner Passion
Being infinitely amazed, so do I give thanks to God, Who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things, unrevealed to bygone ages.
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Amaze God Infinite Thankful
By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.
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Deny Maintain Principle Science Truth

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

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