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We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.

Galileo Galilei

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
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
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
Earth, turning upon itself, moves round the Sun.
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Earth Move Round Science Sun
You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.
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Help Himself Man Teaching Wisdom
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
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Discover Help People Teaching
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
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
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
It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.
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Beautiful Body Delight Moon Sight
Wine is sunlight, held together by water.
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Alcohol Sunlight Togetherness Water Wine
There are those who reason well, but they are greatly outnumbered by those who reason badly.
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Bad Intelligence Reason
The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.
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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
The greatest wisdom is to get to know oneself.
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Greatness One Liner Self Love Wisdom
Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe.
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