74 result(s) for Galileo Quotes.
"All sciences are vain and full of errors that are not born of experience, the mother of all knowledge."
"I do know that I am not sure of anything."
"You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say."
"The great book of nature is written in mathematical language."
"I do not see why we should not be able to make the planets crawl along."
"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think."
"The book of nature is to be read with attention."
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"Philosophy is the study of the inherent nature of reality, knowledge, and existence."
"To be humane is the first essential virtue of a scientist."
"The universe cannot be read until we have learned the language and become familiar with the characters in which it is written."
"What is harmony but a fine blend of differences?"
"A scientist must have a broad view of the world."
"All sciences are vain and full of errors that are not born of Experience, the Mother of all Sciences."
"Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze, but we cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language and grasp the symbols in which it is written."
"You can’t take a leap without the corresponding concept of fall."
"I do not think that the sciences can be any more mutually exclusive than the various departments of our own bodies."
"Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion."
"To be humane, we must ever bear in mind that we can only comprehend what we perceive."
"The sun is a mass of molten metal, although in its center a great deal of energy must be liberated."
"Theories are not the enemy of the truth; the truth can be found in all theories."
"A man must needs be in want of a good star to steer by."
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"We must not only strike fault with what we see, but take account of what we cannot."
"Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality."
"I do not wish to be a historian; I wish only to be an observer."
"Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze, but it cannot be understood unless one first learns to comprehend the language and interpret the characters in which it is written."
"You cannot open a book without learning something."
"The great book of nature can be read only by those who know the language and the characters in which it is written."
"All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth."
"Science proceeds more by what it has to discard than by what it adopts."
"To be humane, we must ever hold to the principle of humanity and appreciate the basis of every individual’s true nature."
"If I am right, I am no longer wrong. And if I am wrong, then let me be wrong for a cause."
"The laws of nature are written in the language of mathematics."
"Physics is not a science; it is a method of thinking, a way to approach the universe."
"An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself."
"In science, there is only physics; all the rest is stamp collecting."
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"A lot of people will say to you, 'What are you dreaming about? Stop dreaming; stop dreaming.' But that's the only way to get there."
"Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured."
"And yet it moves!"
"Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are understandable or not to man."
"I do not wish to be a man of science, but a man of reason."
"The laws of nature are but the mathematical thoughts of God."
"A little science estranges a man from God; a lot brings him back."
"I am not as I should be, but I am a man who has a little light in the dark."
"To be humane, we must ever hold our theories to the test of impartial inquiry."
"Science proceeds more by what it can discard than by what it can retain."
"I do not want to know whether there are angels; I want to know how many there are."
"The sun, with all its planets and astrophysical wonders, has its own set of rules."
"I am more afraid of this than you can imagine: the world has become a dull place, governed less by passion than by ideas or theories."
"A wise man puts on his own armor, and puts the armor on his mind."
"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."
"You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself."
"In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual."
"E pur si muove."
"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
"And yet it moves."
"All science is but the refinement of everyday thinking."
"Wine is sunlight, held together by water."
"Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so."
"Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze, but it cannot be understood unless one first learns to comprehend the language and read the letters in which it is composed."
"I do not want to be a man of science, but to be a man who knows how to think."
"Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are understandable to man or not."
"Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe."
"We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves."
"The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do."
"The book of nature is written in the language of mathematics."
"I am not saying the sun moves, I am just saying that it looks like it."
"To be scientific is to be open-minded."
"Philosophy is written in that great book, the universe."
"With knowledge comes great responsibility."
"Truth will prevail, even if the world is against it."
"You can not always depend on your observations; you must also remember to use your intellect."
"Theories can never be proven, only disproven."
"In science, there are no shortcuts to truth."
"The task of science is to discover the relationship between the observed phenomena."
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