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That sculpture is more admirable than painting for the reason that it contains relief and painting does not is completely false.

Galileo Galilei

The increase of known truths stimulates the investigation, establishment, and growth of the arts.
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Art Establishment Growth Increase Investigation Truth
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
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
The vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything.
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Science Understand Vain
I’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
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Fear Love Night Stars
I give infinite thanks to God, who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things.
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God Infinite Marvelous Please Thanful
Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze.
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Book Gaze Open Philosophy Stand Writing
In the sciences, the authority of thousands of opinions is not worth as much as one tiny spark of reason in an individual man.
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Authority Individual Man Opinion Reason Science Spark Worth
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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Achievement Benefit Conception Dispute Philosophy Prove
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
You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.
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Help Himself Man Teaching Wisdom
It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.
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Beautiful Body Delight Moon Sight
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.
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Authority Humble Individual Reason Science Worth
Passion is the genesis of genius.
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Genesis Genius One Liner Passion
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

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