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Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze. But the book cannot be understood unless one first learns to comprehend the language and read the letters in which it is composed.

~Galileo Galilei

Topics: Book Cannot Composed Comprehend Continually First Gaze Grand Language Learns Letters Open Our Philosophy Read Stands Understood Universe Unless Which Written

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I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.

~Galileo Galilei

Topics: Believe Endowed Feel God Intellect Intended Obliged Reason Same Sense Us Use Who

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And yet it moves.

~Galileo Galilei

Topics: Moves

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By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

~Galileo Galilei

Topics: Any Denying Maintain May Paradox Principles Scientific

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Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty.

~Galileo Galilei

Topics: Beauty Cloak Drop Even Explanation Facts First Forth Hidden Improbable Naked Scant Seem Simple Stand Them Which Will

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He who looks the higher is the more highly distinguished, and turning over the great book of nature (which is the proper object of philosophy) is the way to elevate one's gaze.

~Galileo Galilei

Topics: Book Distinguished Elevate Gaze Great Great Book He Higher Highly Looks More Nature Object Over Philosophy Proper Turning Way Which Who

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We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.

~Galileo Galilei

Topics: Many Must Numbers Say Squares

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Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.

~Galileo Galilei

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Who would set a limit to the mind of man? Who would dare assert that we know all there is to be known?

~Galileo Galilei

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Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are understandable to man or not.

~Galileo Galilei

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Biography

Nationality: Italian

Type: Scientist

Born: February 15th, 1564

Died: January 8th, 1642

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