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Other Quotes by Galileo Galilei
- I do not think it is necessary to believe that the same God who has given us our senses, reason, and intelligence wished us to…
- I therefore concluded, and decided unhesitatingly, that there are three stars in the heavens moving about Jupiter, as Venus and Mercury about the Sun; which…
- Their vain presumption of knowing all can take beginning solely from their never having known anything; for if one has but once experienced the perfect…
- But what exceeds all wonders, I have discovered four new planets and observed their proper and particular motions, different among themselves and from the motions…
- The number of fixed stars which observers have been able to see without artificial powers of sight up to this day can be counted. It…
- The laws of Nature are written in the language of mathematics...the symbols are triangles, circles and other geometrical figures, without whose help it is impossible…
- When the moon is ninety degrees away from the sun it sees but half the earth illuminated (the western half). For the other (the eastern…
- I believe that the intention of Holy Writ was to persuade men of the truths necessary to salvation; such as neither science nor other means…
- But of all other stupendous inventions, what sublimity of mind must have been his who conceived how to communicate his most secret thoughts to any…
- We see only the simple motion of descent, since that other circular one common to the Earth, the tower, and ourselves remains imperceptible. There remains…
- The vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything. For anyone who had ever experienced just once the…
- 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…
- Philosophy [nature] is written in that great book which ever is before our eyes -- I mean the universe -- but we cannot understand it…
- Long experience has taught me this about the status of mankind with regard to matters requiring thought: the less people know and understand about them,…
More Other Quotes
- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour