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Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze.

Galileo Galilei

Holy Scripture could never lie or err…its decrees are of absolute and inviolable truth.
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Absolute Holy Lie Scripture Truth
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
We see only the simple motion of descent, since that other circular one common to the Earth, the tower, and ourselves remains imperceptible.
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Descent Earth Motion Science
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 person something he does not already know, you can only bring what he does know to his awareness.
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Aware Knowledge Teaching
What greater stupidity can be imagined than that of calling jewels, silver, and gold “precious,” and earth and soil “base”?
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Earth Imagination Science Stupidity
Nature does not act by means of many things when it can do so by means of a few.
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Act Nature
See now the power of truth.
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Justice One Liner Power Science 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
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
I’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
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Fear Love Night Stars
By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.
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Deny Maintain Principle Science Truth
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.
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Excellence Future Mind Road Science
Mathematics is the key and door to the sciences.
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Door Key Mathematics Science
It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.
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Beautiful Body Delight Moon Sight

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