"I cannot but be astonished that Sarsi should……" — Galileo Galilei
"I cannot but be astonished that Sarsi should persist in trying to prove by means of witnesses something that I may see for myself at any time by means of experiment. Witnesses are examined in doutbful matters which are past and transient, not in those which are actual and present. A judge must seek by means of witnesses to determine whether Peter injured John last night, but not whether John was injured, since the judge can see that for himself."
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Galileo Galilei
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104 Quotes by Galileo Galilei
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