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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 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
It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.
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Beautiful Body Delight Moon Sight
You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.
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Help Himself Man Teaching Wisdom
God is known by nature in his works, and by doctrine in his revealed word.
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Doctrine God Nature Reveal Work
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
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
Mathematics is the key and door to the sciences.
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Door Key Mathematics Science
Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are understandable to man or not.
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Action Change Hide Indifference Man Nature Reason Understand
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
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.
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Astronomy Earth Opinion Philosophy Round Science Study Sun Universe
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.
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Excellence Future Mind Road Science
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
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
Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.
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Failure One Liner Reason Science Sense Step
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

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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