In the sciences, the authority of thousands of opinions is not worth as much as one tiny spark of reason in an individual man.
GALILEO GALILEIYou cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.
More Galileo Galilei Quotes
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Nonetheless, it moves.
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Two truths cannot contradict one another.
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You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.
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In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.
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It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.
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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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Mathematics is the key and door to the sciences.
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Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured.
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The vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything.
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Knowing thyself, that is the greatest wisdom.
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You cannot teach a person something he does not already know, you can only bring what he does know to his awareness.
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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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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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All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.
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I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the Scriptures, but with experiments and demonstrations.
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