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You cannot teach a person something he does not already know, you can only bring what he does know to his awareness.

Galileo Galilei

I believe that the intention of Holy Writ was to persuade men of the truths necessary to salvation; such as neither science nor other means could render credible, but only the voice of the Holy Spirit.
GALILEO GALILEI

Believe Holy Intention Men Necessary Salve Science Spirit Truth
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
Nonetheless, it moves.
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One Liner Science
Mathematics is the key and door to the sciences.
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Door Key Mathematics Science
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
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
I’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
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Fear Love Night Stars
Knowing thyself, that is the greatest wisdom.
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Greatness Inspiratioal One Liner Self Love Wisdom
The vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything.
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Science Understand Vain
That sculpture is more admirable than painting for the reason that it contains relief and painting does not is completely false.
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Admire Painting Reason relief Sculpture
You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.
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Help Himself Man Teaching Wisdom
Two truths cannot contradict one another.
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Contradict One Liner Truth
If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics.
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Advice Beginning Follow Mathematics Study
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
There are those who reason well, but they are greatly outnumbered by those who reason badly.
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Bad Intelligence Reason
You cannot teach a person something he does not already know, you can only bring what he does know to his awareness.
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Aware Knowledge Teaching

You cannot teach a person something he does not already know, you can only bring what he does know to his awareness.

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