It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved.
GALILEO GALILEITo be humane, we must ever be ready to pronounce that wise, ingenious and modest statement ‘I do not know’.
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It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.
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By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.
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Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured.
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The laws of nature are written by the hand of God in the language of mathematics.
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Two truths cannot contradict one another.
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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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Nothing occurs contrary to nature except the impossible, and that never occurs.
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Who would dare assert that we know all there is to be known?
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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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In time you may discover everything that can be discovered, and still your progress will only be progress away from humanity.
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Nature is written in mathematical language.
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The greatest wisdom is to get to know oneself.
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To be humane, we must ever be ready to pronounce that wise, ingenious and modest statement ‘I do not know’.
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If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics.
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I’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
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