For I am not so enamored of my own opinions that I would disregard what others may think of them.
Heliocentric model of the solar system
Preface to De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
1543
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"So that we may not err, we should always follow the footsteps of the ancients."
Controversial"For the universe, wrought for us by a supremely good and orderly Creator, is from the very start constructed with the very best and most beautiful design."
Controversial"There are three kinds of motion of the earth, as I shall demonstrate below."
Controversial"For the Earth, which is a planet, must therefore move in a circle around the Sun."
Strange & Unusual"Indeed, I am aware that a philosopher's thoughts are far removed from the judgment of the multitude, for his aim is to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God."
Controversial