Matter Quotes by Galileo Galilei
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Galileo Galilei provides nine concise reflections on matter, distilling his scientific genius into accessible lines. This short set gives a quick glimpse of his revolutionary view on the physical world.
![“I would beg the wise and learned fathers [of the church] to consider with all diligence the difference which exists between matters of mere opinion and matters of demonstration.” quote by Galileo Galilei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/50e/galileo-galilei-2377_church_i-would-beg-the-wise-and-learned-fathers_652176.jpg)
![“I would beg the wise and learned fathers (of the church) to consider with all diligence the difference which exists between matters of mere opinion and matters of demonstration. ... [I]t is not in the power of professors of the demonstrative sciences to alter their opinions at will, so as to be…” quote by Galileo Galilei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c92/galileo-galilei-2377_altered_i-would-beg-the-wise-and-learned-fathers_1856623.jpg)
![“Among the great men who have philosophized about [the action of the tides], the one who surprised me most is Kepler. He was a person of independent genius, [but he] became interested in the action of the moon on the water, and in other occult phenomena, and similar childishness.” quote by Galileo Galilei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/96d/galileo-galilei-2377_action_among-the-great-men-who-have-philosophiz_131150.jpg)
