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In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.

Galileo Galilei

Holy Scripture could never lie or err…its decrees are of absolute and inviolable truth.
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Absolute Holy Lie Scripture Truth
Who would dare assert that we know all there is to be known?
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Dare Science
The vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything.
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Science Understand Vain
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 language in which God has written the universe.
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God Language Mathematics Universe Writing
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 key and door to the sciences.
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Door Key Mathematics Science
Passion is the genesis of genius.
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Genesis Genius One Liner Passion
The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.
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God Heaven Path
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use.
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Atheist Believe God Intellectual Obligation Reason Sense
We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.
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Mathematics Number Science
If you could see the earth illuminated when you were in a place as dark as night, it would look to you more splendid than the moon.
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Darkness Earth Illuminate Moon Night Place
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.
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Discover Easy Point Truth Understand
That sculpture is more admirable than painting for the reason that it contains relief and painting does not is completely false.
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Admire Painting Reason relief Sculpture
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
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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Aware Knowledge Teaching

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