Astronomy Quote by Horace Mann

Astronomy is not the apex of science or of invention. But it is a test of the cast of temperament and mind that underlies…

— Jacob Bronowski

“Of all the sciences cultivated by mankind, Astronomy is acknowledged to be, and undoubtedly is, the most sublime, the most interesting, and the most…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Astronomy is, not without reason, regarded, by mankind, as the sublimest of the natural sciences. Its objects so frequently visible, and therefore familiar, being…

— Benjamin Silliman

Astronomy is perhaps the science whose discoveries owe least to chance, in which human understanding appears in its whole magnitude, and through which man…

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

Astronomy is useful because it raises us above ourselves; it is useful because it is grand; … It shows us how small is man's…

— Henri Poincare

“Contemplated as one grand whole, astronomy is the most beautiful monument of the human mind; the noblest record of its intelligence.”

— Carl Sagan

On certain occasions, the eyes of the mind can supply the want of the most powerful telescopes, and lead to astronomical discoveries of the…

— Francois Arago

As marvelous as the stars is the mind of the person who studies them.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Astrology, the noblest of sciences.

— Dante Alighieri

The phenomena of nature, especially those that fall under the inspection of the astronomer, are to be viewed, not only with the usual attention…

— William Herschel

Astronomy was born of superstition; eloquence of ambition, hatred, falsehood, and flattery; geometry of avarice; physics of an idle curiosity; and even moral philosophy…

— Jean-Baptiste Rousseau

Astrology is a science in itself and contains an illuminating body of knowledge. It taught me many things and I am greatly indebted to…

— Anonymous