“To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.”

Of all things visible, the highest is the heaven of the fixed stars.

For I am not so enamoured of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think of them.

The earth together with its surrounding waters must in fact have such a shape as its shadow reveals, for its eclipses the moon with the arc of a perfect circle.

For it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the celestial motions through careful and expert study.

Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe.

I often considered whether there could perhaps be found a more reasonable arrangement of circles.

In the midst of all dwells the Sun. For who could set this luminary in another or better place in this most glorious temple, than whence he can at one and the same time brighten the whole

Those things which I am saying now may be obscure, yet they will be made clearer in their proper place.

Near the sun is the center of the universe.

The massive bulk of the earth does indeed shrink to insignificance in comparison with the size of the heavens.

At rest, however, in the middle of everything is the sun.

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

One’s desire, not ability, determines success.

Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.

When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?

Peace goes into the making of a poem as flour goes into the making of bread.

Character is the direct result of mental attitude.

The only real laughter comes from despair.