Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian polymath: astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician.
To be humane, we must ever be ready to pronounce that wise, ingenious and modest statement 'I do not know'. Galileo Galilei
To be humane, we must ever be ready to pronounce that wise, ingenious and modest statement 'I do not know'.
Two truths cannot contradict one another. Galileo Galilei
Two truths cannot contradict one another.
Where the senses fail us, reason must step in. Galileo Galilei
Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.
Nature is written in mathematical language. Galileo Galilei
Nature is written in mathematical language.
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves. Galileo Galilei
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so. Galileo Galilei
Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.
Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe. Galileo Galilei
Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe.
Knowing thyself, that is the greatest wisdom. Galileo Galilei
Knowing thyself, that is the greatest wisdom.
Holy Scripture could never lie or err...its decrees are of absolute and inviolable truth. Galileo Galilei
Holy Scripture could never lie or err...its decrees are of absolute and inviolable truth.
There are those who reason well, but they are greatly outnumbered by those who reason badly. Galileo Galilei
There are those who reason well, but they are greatly outnumbered by those who reason badly.
To understand the Universe, you must understand the language in which it's written, the language of Mathematics. Galileo Galilei
To understand the Universe, you must understand the language in which it's written, the language of Mathematics.
Philosophy itself cannot but benefit from our disputes, for if our conceptions prove true, new achievements will be made; if false, their refutation will further confirm the original doctrines. Galileo Galilei
Philosophy itself cannot but benefit from our disputes, for if our conceptions prove true, new achievements will be made; if false, their refutation will further confirm the original doctrines.
