Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Doubt is the father of invention.

Doubt is the father of invention.

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...

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

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

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...

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who endowed us with...

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who endowed us with...

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...

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.