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I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him.

Galileo Galilei

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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Assure Care Contrary Experiement Glance Power Show Truth
The increase of known truths stimulates the investigation, establishment, and growth of the arts.
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Art Establishment Growth Increase Investigation Truth
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
Earth, turning upon itself, moves round the Sun.
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Earth Move Round Science Sun
Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe.
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God Language Mathematics Universe Writing
The laws of nature are written by the hand of God in the language of mathematics.
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God Language Law Mathematics Nature Writing
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
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
God is known by nature in his works, and by doctrine in his revealed word.
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Doctrine God Nature Reveal Work
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
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
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
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Discover Help People Teaching
Nature is written in mathematical language.
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Language Mathemetics Nature One Liner
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
Mathematics is the key and door to the sciences.
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Door Key Mathematics Science
Names and attributes must be accommodated to the essence of things, and not the essence to the names, since things come first and names afterwards.
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Accomodation Attribute Essence Name Science

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