The best Quotes by Galileo Galilei

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

If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics.

The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.

We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

If Italy were Mona Lisa then Florence would be her smile.

You will begin to wonder that human daring ever achieved anything so magnificent.

This is the fairest picture on our planet, the most enchanting to look upon, the most satisfying to the eye and the spirit. To see the sun sink down, drowned on his pink and purple and golden floods, and overwhelm Florence with tides of color that make all the sharp lines dim and faint and turn the solid city to a city of dreams, is a sight to stir the coldest nature, and make a sympathetic one drunk with ecstasy.

Under the shadow of a stately Pile,
The dome of Florence, pensive and alone,
Nor giving heed to aught that passed the while,
I stood, and gazed upon a marble stone,
The laurelled Dante's favourite seat. A throne,

Among the four old bridges that span the river, the Ponte Vecchio, that bridge which is covered with the shops of jewelers and goldsmiths, is a most enchanting feature in the scene. The space of one house, in the center, being left open, the view beyond, is shown as in a frame; and that precious glimpse of sky, and water, and rich buildings, shining so quietly among the huddled roofs and gables on the bridge, is exquisite.

If you don't fall in love with me, at least you will fall in love with Florence.

Amy: "I wanna see everything while I still can. The David, the cathedral at the Duomo, the Uffizi Gallery, the Ponte Vecchio."
Sloane: "Okay, then what are you gonna do on your second week? Florence and Europe are a lot more than what's in guidebooks."
Amy: "I'm up for whatever's free."
Sloane: "Take a lover. That's fun. And free."

Piece of advice: Avoid Americans. You'll never experience Florence if you hang out with only them.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

By playing for one hour, you can get to know someone better, than by talking for a year.

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.

Only the dead have seen the end of war.

Nature is a letter written by God for humanity.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Ich gehe langsam, aber ich gehe nie zurück.

Without progress there will be stagnation and decay. There again, progress for progress's sake must be discouraged, for our tried and tested traditions often require no tinkering. A balance, then, between old and new, between permanence and change, between tradition and innovation.

Lies are comforting. Truth is painful.

Truth never wins, but its enemies cease to exist.

Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.

The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.

Cady: "Yeah, I like math."
Damian: "Eww. Why?"
Cady: "Because it's the same in every country."

The wheel allowed people to travel around, trading things. But first, they needed to count how many things they owned. And that led to the tragic invention of maths.

Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.

Monsieur, when a finger is pointing up to the sky, only a fool looks at the finger.

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

Who is wise? Let him understand these things. Who is prudent? Let him know them.

The difference between the novice and the master is that the master has failed more times than the novice has tried.

We are what they grow beyond. That is the true burden of all masters.

The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.

Never memorize what you can look up in books.

Things never happen the same way twice.

Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back everything is different...

Every Star that you see in the Sky might be a sun to someone.

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.

The optimist thinks that this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist knows it.

I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.

Quiet people have the loudest minds.

A physicist is just an atom's way of looking at itself.

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.

I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

Ideas can only be useful when they come to life in many minds.

Nature has to be felt.

If you see German soldiers, don't panic. They are here to help.