Mathematics is the key and door to the sciences.
GALILEO GALILEIMathematics is the key and door to the sciences.
GALILEO GALILEII entertain no doubts as to the truth of the transfinites, which I have recognized with God’s help.
GALILEO GALILEIThe 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.
GALILEO GALILEIWho would dare assert that we know all there is to be known?
GALILEO GALILEINature does not act by means of many things when it can do so by means of a few.
GALILEO GALILEIThe Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.
GALILEO GALILEITo be humane, we must ever be ready to pronounce that wise, ingenious and modest statement ‘I do not know’.
GALILEO GALILEIThe laws of nature are written by the hand of God in the language of mathematics.
GALILEO GALILEIIt is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.
GALILEO GALILEIThat sculpture is more admirable than painting for the reason that it contains relief and painting does not is completely false.
GALILEO GALILEIWe see only the simple motion of descent, since that other circular one common to the Earth, the tower, and ourselves remains imperceptible.
GALILEO GALILEISee now the power of truth.
GALILEO GALILEIWe cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
GALILEO GALILEIIf 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 GALILEII think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the Scriptures, but with experiments and demonstrations.
GALILEO GALILEIGod is known by nature in his works, and by doctrine in his revealed word.
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