Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)

truth daughter time midwife

Truth is the daughter of time, and I feel no shame in being her midwife.”

― Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)

ships sail void stars men

“When ships to sail the void between the stars have been built, there will step forth men to sail these ships.”

― Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)

nature use little anything

“Nature uses as little as possible of anything.”

― Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)

earth round inhabited insignificant smallborne stars

“The Earth is round, and is inhabited on all sides, is insignificantly small, and is borne through the stars.”

― Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)

science process think god thought

"Science is the process of thinking God's thoughts after Him."

― Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)

matter geometry

"Where there is matter, there is geometry."

― Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)

eye see colours ear hear sound mind understand quantity

"Just as the eye was made to see colours, and the ear to hear sounds, so the human mind was made to understand, not whatever you please, but quantity."

― Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)

why things are otherwise

"Why are things as they are and not otherwise?"

― Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)

ask profit bird singing

"Do we ask what profit the little bird hopes for in singing?"

― Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)

criticism - intelligent man -thoughtless masses

"I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the great masses."

—Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)