Philosophy is written in that great book which ever lies before our eyes ... We cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language and grasp the symbols in which it is written. The book is written in…

Quote by Galileo Galilei

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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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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 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...

Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.

Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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.

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

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.

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.