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

Galileo Galilei

I give infinite thanks to God, who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things.
GALILEO GALILEI

God Infinite Marvelous Please Thanful
I’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
GALILEO GALILEI

Fear Love Night Stars
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
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use.
GALILEO GALILEI

Atheist Believe God Intellectual Obligation Reason Sense
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.
GALILEO GALILEI

Astronomy Earth Opinion Philosophy Round Science Study Sun Universe
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.
GALILEO GALILEI

Amaze God Infinite Thankful
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him.
GALILEO GALILEI

Himself Ignorant Inspirational Learning
The deeper I go in considering the vanities of popular reasoning, the lighter and more foolish I find them.
GALILEO GALILEI

Consideration Fools Reason Vanity
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.
GALILEO GALILEI

Excellence Future Mind Road Science
Wine is sunlight, held together by water.
GALILEO GALILEI

Alcohol Sunlight Togetherness Water Wine
Science proceeds more by what it has learned to ignore than what it takes into account.
GALILEO GALILEI

Account Ignorance Learning Proceed Science
Mathematics is the key and door to the sciences.
GALILEO GALILEI

Door Key Mathematics Science
You may force me to say what you wish; you may revile me for saying what I do. But it moves.
GALILEO GALILEI

Force Move Science
You cannot teach a person something he does not already know, you can only bring what he does know to his awareness.
GALILEO GALILEI

Aware Knowledge Teaching
Who would dare assert that we know all there is to be known?
GALILEO GALILEI

Dare Science
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

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