I do not know what to say in a case so surprising, so unlooked for and so novel.
GALILEO GALILEIPhilosophy is written in that great book which ever lies before our eyes. I mean the universe, but we cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language and grasp the symbols, in which it is written.
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Knowing thyself, that is the greatest wisdom.
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I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the Scriptures, but with experiments and demonstrations.
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What greater stupidity can be imagined than that of calling jewels, silver, and gold “precious,” and earth and soil “base”?
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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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See now the power of truth.
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Long experience has taught me this about the status of mankind with regard to matters requiring thought.
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Who would dare assert that we know all there is to be known?
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Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe.
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Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured.
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Nonetheless, it moves.
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All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.
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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.
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Earth, turning upon itself, moves round the Sun.
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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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You may force me to say what you wish; you may revile me for saying what I do. But it moves.
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