I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the Scriptures, but with experiments, and demonstrations.

Quote by Galileo Galilei

Topics: Beginning Quotes, Problems Quotes

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...

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...

They know that it is human nature to take up causes whereby a man may...

They know that it is human nature to take up causes whereby a man may...

I've loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.

I've loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.

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...

It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is...

It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is...

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...

The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still...

The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still...

It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and...

It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and...

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.

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

Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which...

Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which...

And who can doubt that it will lead to the worst disorders when minds created...

And who can doubt that it will lead to the worst disorders when minds created...

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...

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons...

Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons...

The surrounding environment is the best erudite master to teach us the fundamental laws of...

The surrounding environment is the best erudite master to teach us the fundamental laws of...

My nature is subdued to what it works in, like the dyer's hand

My nature is subdued to what it works in, like the dyer's hand

I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree

I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree

Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race...

Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race...