Johannes Kepler

"What we call coincidence is often the revelation of hidden order."

"The mind grows through the effort to understand, not from easy answers."

"Nature never deceives us; we deceive ourselves through ignorance."

"The greatest discovery is the discovery of method itself."

"What the telescope reveals, the heart must also comprehend."

"In every law of nature dwells a truth of eternal value."

"To live without seeking understanding is to live incompletely."

"The universe is ordered by principles we may come to grasp."

"What appears random is merely harmony not yet understood."

"The power of science lies not in its conclusions but in its methods."

"Those who fear truth fear also the beauty that truth reveals."

"The universe is generous with those who ask questions thoughtfully."

"The chief aim of all investigations of the external world should be to discover the rational order and harmony which has been imposed on it by God."

"Geometry will remain forever the most powerful means of sharpening our thought."

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

"Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority."

"Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry."

"The universe is written in the language of mathematics."

"What I prophesy now must be published, whether I live to see it or not. The Lord has been pleased to let me discover the secret of creation."

"If you want the truth, you must go to nature herself."

"I have cleared up the whole mystery of creation. I have probed into the depths of God's purpose."

"The beauty of nature lies in the harmony of its parts working together with mathematical precision."

"Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions."

"To the greatest height of human perception, I lift up my voice and with the utmost warmth of heart I testify: worthy is the Lord."

"Where there is matter, there is geometry."

"The road to wisdom lies in persistent questioning."

"Do not imagine that I count the number of atoms or calculate the number of stars, but rather I measure the harmony within creation."

"Astronomy compels the soul to look upward and leads us from this world to another."

"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer."

"The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great, and the treasures hidden in the heavens so rich, precisely in order that the human mind shall never be lacking in fresh nourishment."