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Nature is written in mathematical language.

Galileo Galilei

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
By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.
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Deny Maintain Principle Science Truth
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
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
Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze.
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Book Gaze Open Philosophy Stand Writing
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
It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.
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Beautiful Body Delight Moon Sight
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
You can’t teach anybody anything, only make them realize the answers are already inside them.
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Inside Inspirational Realize Teaching
The deeper I go in considering the vanities of popular reasoning, the lighter and more foolish I find them.
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Consideration Fools Reason Vanity
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
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
We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.
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Mathematics Number Science
The Divine intellect indeed knows infinitely more propositions.
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Divine Indeed Infinite Intellectual
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
I’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
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Fear Love Night Stars

Nature is written in mathematical language.

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