Galileo Galilei

“I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn som...

“I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.”

― Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

teach learn himself

“You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.”

― Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

science reason individual

“In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.”

― Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

truth understand discover

“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.”

― Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

passion genius

“Passion is the genesis of genius.”

― Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

wine sunlight water

“Wine is sunlight, held together by water.”

― Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

eppur muove move

“Eppur si muove.”

― Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

thought understand argue

“With regard to matters requiring thought: the less people know and understand about them, the more positively they attempt to argue concerning them.”

― Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

science speak authority individual reason

“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 (1564-1642)

science principle deny paradox

“By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.”

― Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)