Abandon Quote by Nicolaus Copernicus

Astronomy is written for astronomers

— Nicolaus Copernicus

“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

In the middle 1970s an astronomer I admire put together a modest manifesto called "Objections to Astrology" and asked me to endorse it. I…

— Carl Sagan

“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 to the selfish becomes astrology.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

For astronomy is not only pleasant, but also very useful to be known: it cannot be denied that this art unfolds the admirable wisdom…

— John Calvin

It's been said that astronomy is a humbling and, I might add, a character-building experience.

— Carl Sagan

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

...for a long time I wanted to become a theologian... now, however, behold how through my efforts God is being debated in astronomy.

— Johannes Kepler

I love to revel in philosophical matters-especially astronomy. I study astronomy more than any other foolishness there is. I am a perfect slave to…

— Mark Twain

Of all the sciences, astronomy was the one the superstitious liked least.

— Ken MacLeod

I have been criticized and ridiculed for turning to astrology, but after a while, I reached the point where I didn't care.

— Nancy Reagan