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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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...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

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

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If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that...

As long as there are entrenched social and political distinctions between sexes, races, or classes,...

As long as there are entrenched social and political distinctions between sexes, races, or classes,...

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Archaeology is the peeping Tom of the sciences. It is the sandbox of men who...