"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."
"Knowing thyself, that is the greatest wisdom."
Source: Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo. Book by Stillman Drake (p. 134 - 135), 1957.
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Galileo Galilei
Astronomer, Physicist
Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer and physicist known for his pioneering work in heliocentrism and the scientific method.
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