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See now the power of truth; the same experiment which at first glance seemed to show one thing, when more carefully examined, assures us of the contrary.

Galileo Galilei

Nonetheless, it moves.
GALILEO GALILEI

One Liner Science
It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved.
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Believe Harm Prove Science Soul
Long experience has taught me this about the status of mankind with regard to matters requiring thought.
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Experience Mankind Matter Regard Requirement Status Teaching
See now the power of truth; the same experiment which at first glance seemed to show one thing, when more carefully examined, assures us of the contrary.
GALILEO GALILEI

Assure Care Contrary Experiement Glance Power Show Truth
Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured.
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Measure 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.
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Accomodation Attribute Essence Name Science
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
Nothing occurs contrary to nature except the impossible, and that never occurs.
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Contrary Except Impossible Nature Occur
Nature is written in mathematical language.
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Language Mathemetics Nature One Liner
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
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
GALILEO GALILEI

Discover Help People Teaching
The vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything.
GALILEO GALILEI

Science Understand Vain
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.
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Book Eyes Language Philosophy Understand Universe Writing
Passion is the genesis of genius.
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Genesis Genius One Liner Passion
It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.
GALILEO GALILEI

Beautiful Body Delight Moon Sight
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

See now the power of truth; the same experiment which at first glance seemed to show one thing, when more carefully examined, assures us of the contrary.

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