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.
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. Galileo Galilei
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself. Galileo Galilei
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself.
The laws of nature are written by the hand of God in the language of mathematics. Galileo Galilei
The laws of nature are written by the hand of God in the language of mathematics.
Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe. Galileo Galilei
Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe.
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.
Where the senses fail us, reason must step in. Galileo Galilei
Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.
By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox. Galileo Galilei
By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.
The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go. Galileo Galilei
The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.
It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved. Galileo Galilei
It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved.