I wish, my dear Kepler, that we could have a good laugh together at the extraordinary stupidity of the mob. What do you think of the foremost philosophers of this University? In spite of my oft-repeated efforts and invitations, they…

Quote by Galileo Galilei

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Doubt is the father of invention.

Doubt is the father of invention.

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.

We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.

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...

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.

It is very pious to say and prudent to affirm that the holy Bible can...

It is very pious to say and prudent to affirm that the holy Bible can...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.

Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

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.

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

It is generally admitted that with woman the powers of intuition, of rapid perception and...

It is generally admitted that with woman the powers of intuition, of rapid perception and...

Think how great a proportion of mankind, consists of weak and ignorant men and women,...

Think how great a proportion of mankind, consists of weak and ignorant men and women,...

The scorn men express for a male who does housework is exceeded only by their...

The scorn men express for a male who does housework is exceeded only by their...