Galileo Galilei

"What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our line of questioning."

"The pursuit of truth is more honorable than the possession of falsehood."

"To live without philosophizing is like walking with closed eyes."

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."

"Small discoveries lead to great truths."

"The proper role of science is to provide understanding of the natural world."

"We age not by years but by the loss of our wondering."

"Freedom is the right to follow your truth, wherever it leads."

"In every error there is wisdom, if we but look deep enough."

"The moon is a world like our own, not a perfect sphere but a place of wonder."

"Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once."

"We are all made of the same atoms as the stars above us."

"The intellect must be prepared for the reception of truth."

"Nothing occurs in the world whose meaning is not that of some maximum or minimum."

"In science, a man must be like a student; in life, he must be like a teacher."

"The telescope has revealed worlds beyond our imagination."

"Do not believe something merely because authority commands it to be believed."

"All our knowledge begins with wonder."