"The greater the number of people who believe a proposition, the more likely it is to be false."

"Truly, if there were no other way to demonstrate the motion of the Earth, the tides alone would suffice."

"The purpose of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error."

"That man will be very fortunate who, led by some unusual inner light, shall be able to turn from the dark and confused labyrinths within which he might have gone forever wandering with the crowd and b…"

"I give infinite thanks to God, who has been pleased to make me the first observer of admirable things unrevealed to bygone ages."