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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

God is known by nature in his works, and by doctrine in his revealed word.
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Doctrine God Nature Reveal Work
See now the power of truth.
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Justice One Liner Power Science Truth
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
Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe.
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God Language Mathematics Universe Writing
Who would dare assert that we know all there is to be known?
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Dare Science
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
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
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Discover Help People Teaching
The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.
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God Heaven Path
The vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything.
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Science Understand Vain
Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.
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Failure One Liner Reason Science Sense Step
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
You can’t teach anybody anything, only make them realize the answers are already inside them.
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Inside Inspirational Realize Teaching
Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured.
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Measure 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
Mathematics is the key and door to the sciences.
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Door Key Mathematics Science
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 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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