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

Quote by Galileo Galilei

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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...

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.

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 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.

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.

Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.

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...

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...

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

Paganism is wholesome because it faces the facts of life.

Paganism is wholesome because it faces the facts of life.

Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality.

Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality.