The Milky Way is nothing else but a mass of innumerable stars planted together in clusters.

But let us remember that we are dealing with infinities and indivisibles both of which transcend our finite understanding, the former on account of their magnitude, the latter because of their smallness.

You may force me to say what you wish; you may revile me for saying what I do. But it moves.

Nonetheless, it moves.

But some, besides allegiance to their original error, possess I know not what fanciful interest in remaining hostile not so much toward the things in question as toward their discoverer.

Names and attributes must be accommodated to the essence of things, and not the essence to the names, since things come first and names afterwards.

Their vain presumption of knowing all can take beginning solely from their never having known anything; for if one has but once experienced the perfect knowledge of one thing, and truly tasted what it is to know, he shall perceive that of infinite other conclusions he understands not so much as one.