[Copernicus] did not ignore the Bible, but he knew very well that if his doctrine were proved, then it could not contradict the Scriptures when they were rightly understood. Galileo Galilei More Quotes by Galileo Galilei More Quotes From Galileo Galilei All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. Galileo Galilei truth inspirational science The laws of nature are written by the hand of God in the language of mathematics. Galileo Galilei language law hands You can't teach anybody anything, only make them realize the answers are already inside them. Galileo Galilei inspirational-life answers happiness To understand the Universe, you must understand the language in which it's written, the language of Mathematics. Galileo Galilei mathematics written language I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him. Galileo Galilei learning attitude inspirational In the sciences, the authority of thousands of opinions is not worth as much as one tiny spark of reason in an individual man. Galileo Galilei sparks tiny men I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use. Galileo Galilei atheist spiritual believe Knowing thyself, that is the greatest wisdom. Galileo Galilei greatest-wisdom thyself knowing The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do. Galileo Galilei summer inspirational funny Nonetheless, it moves. Galileo Galilei moving To be humane, we must ever be ready to pronounce that wise, ingenious and modest statement 'I do not know'. Galileo Galilei modest ready wise Measure what can be measured, and make measureable what cannot be measured. Galileo Galilei physics In my studies of astronomy and philosophy I hold this opinion about the universe, that the Sun remains fixed in the centre of the circle of heavenly bodies, without changing its place; and the Earth, turning upon itself, moves round the Sun. Galileo Galilei circles philosophy moving Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe. Galileo Galilei learning discovery science Two truths cannot contradict one another. Galileo Galilei truth two The prohibition of science would be contrary to the Bible, which in hundreds of places teaches us how the greatness and the glory of God shine forth marvelously in all His works, and is to be read above all in the open book of the heavens. Galileo Galilei greatness shining book There are those who reason well, but they are greatly outnumbered by those who reason badly. Galileo Galilei wells reason The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go. Galileo Galilei heaven science way The Universe is a grand book which cannot be read until one first learns to comprehend the language and become familiar with the characters in which it is composed. It is written in the language of mathematics. Galileo Galilei education character book And who can doubt that it will lead to the worst disorders when minds created free by God are compelled to submit slavishly to an outside will? When we are told to deny our senses and subject them to the whim of others? When people devoid of whatsoever competence are made judges over experts and are granted authority to treat them as they please? These are the novelties which are apt to bring about the ruin of commonwealths and the subversion of the state. Galileo Galilei judging math people
