Tycho Brahe

I have no need for Copernicus or his heresies.

It is not the eye that sees, but the soul that sees through the eye.

Let no one who is not a geometrician read my works.

I have to admit that I had a nose that was somewhat damaged, but it was not as bad as some people have said. It was just a small part of the bridge.

When I had finished my studies, I traveled to all the academies and universities, and I found nothing but ignorance and folly.

I have often wondered if it is not better to be a fool and enjoy life than to be wise and suffer.

I have seen the new star, and it is more beautiful than anything I have ever seen before.

I have discovered that the Moon has a tail, like a comet.

I have spent my life observing the heavens, and I have found nothing but disorder and confusion.

I have built a castle on an island, and I have filled it with instruments and books, and I have called it Uraniborg, which means 'Castle of the Heavens.'

I have a tame elk, and it drinks beer.

I have a dwarf named Jeppe, and he sits under the table and tells me secrets.

I have seen a comet that is closer to the Earth than the Moon, and it has no parallax.

I have been accused of being a magician, but I am only a humble astronomer.

I have a theory that the Earth is not the center of the universe, but I dare not speak it aloud.

I have a golden nose, and it is better than a real nose.

I have discovered that the planets do not move in perfect circles, but in ellipses.

I have a laboratory in my castle, and I make my own medicines.

I have a garden in my castle, and I grow my own herbs.

I have a mill in my castle, and I grind my own grain.