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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

To be humane, we must ever be ready to pronounce that wise, ingenious and modest statement ‘I do not know’.
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Modest Statement Wise
Wine is sunlight, held together by water.
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Alcohol Sunlight Togetherness Water Wine
I am certainly interested in a tribunal in which, for having used my reason, I was deemed little less than a heretic.
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Interest Philosophy Reason Science
The vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything.
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Science Understand Vain
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
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
Nothing occurs contrary to nature except the impossible, and that never occurs.
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Contrary Except Impossible Nature Occur
The Divine intellect indeed knows infinitely more propositions.
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Divine Indeed Infinite Intellectual
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
The increase of known truths stimulates the investigation, establishment, and growth of the arts.
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Art Establishment Growth Increase Investigation Truth
I entertain no doubts as to the truth of the transfinites, which I have recognized with God’s help.
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Doubt Entertainment God Help Recognize Truth
I do not know what to say in a case so surprising, so unlooked for and so novel.
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Case Heaven Look Surprise
We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.
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Mathematics Number Science
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
The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.
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God Heaven Path

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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