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 More Quotes by Galileo Galilei More Quotes From Galileo Galilei 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 universe language philosophy book And yet it moves. Galileo Galilei moves If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics. Galileo Galilei beginning start mathematics education 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 great nature book way