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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

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
You may force me to say what you wish; you may revile me for saying what I do. But it moves.
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Force Move Science
You can’t teach anybody anything, only make them realize the answers are already inside them.
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Inside Inspirational Realize Teaching
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
The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.
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Bunch Dependent Grapes Planet Revolve Sun Universe
If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics.
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Advice Beginning Follow Mathematics Study
Nature is written in mathematical language.
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Language Mathemetics Nature One Liner
The laws of nature are written by the hand of God in the language of mathematics.
GALILEO GALILEI

God Language Law Mathematics Nature Writing
The deeper I go in considering the vanities of popular reasoning, the lighter and more foolish I find them.
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Consideration Fools Reason Vanity
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
Holy Scripture could never lie or err…its decrees are of absolute and inviolable truth.
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Absolute Holy Lie Scripture Truth
It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.
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Beautiful Body Delight Moon Sight
I believe that the intention of Holy Writ was to persuade men of the truths necessary to salvation; such as neither science nor other means could render credible, but only the voice of the Holy Spirit.
GALILEO GALILEI

Believe Holy Intention Men Necessary Salve Science Spirit Truth
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
I’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
GALILEO GALILEI

Fear Love Night Stars
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
GALILEO GALILEI

Discover Help People 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.

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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.

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