Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty.

Quote by Galileo Galilei

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By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.

The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.

In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning...

In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning...

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us...

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us...

You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself

You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself

Spots are on the surface of the solar body where they are produced and also...

Spots are on the surface of the solar body where they are produced and also...

The Milky Way is nothing else but a mass of innumerable stars planted together in...

The Milky Way is nothing else but a mass of innumerable stars planted together in...

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover...

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover...

I wish, my dear Kepler, that we could have a good laugh together at the...

I wish, my dear Kepler, that we could have a good laugh together at the...

Philosophy is written in that great book which ever lies before our eyes ... We...

Philosophy is written in that great book which ever lies before our eyes ... We...

We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.

We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.

I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with...

I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with...

The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still...

The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still...

I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.

I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.

Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.

Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.

I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with...

I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with...

Doubt is the father of invention.

Doubt is the father of invention.

If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and...

If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and...

Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our...

Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our...

Think of a number. Double it. Add six. Half it. Take away the number you...

Think of a number. Double it. Add six. Half it. Take away the number you...

The more you understand, the less you have to remember.

The more you understand, the less you have to remember.