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Philosophy 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.

Galileo Galilei

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.
GALILEO GALILEI

Atheist Believe God Intellectual Obligation Reason Sense
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
Two truths cannot contradict one another.
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Contradict One Liner Truth
We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.
GALILEO GALILEI

Mathematics Number Science
It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.
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Beautiful Body Delight Moon Sight
Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured.
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Measure Science
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
Long experience has taught me this about the status of mankind with regard to matters requiring thought.
GALILEO GALILEI

Experience Mankind Matter Regard Requirement Status Teaching
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.
GALILEO GALILEI

Amaze God Infinite Thankful
Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze.
GALILEO GALILEI

Book Gaze Open Philosophy Stand Writing
You cannot teach a person something he does not already know, you can only bring what he does know to his awareness.
GALILEO GALILEI

Aware Knowledge Teaching
You may force me to say what you wish; you may revile me for saying what I do. But it moves.
GALILEO GALILEI

Force Move Science
Nonetheless, it moves.
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One Liner Science
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
Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.
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Failure One Liner Reason Science Sense Step
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.
GALILEO GALILEI

Darkness Earth Illuminate Moon Night Place

Philosophy 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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Philosophy 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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