“I am quite convinced; and, believe me, if I were again begin…”

“I am quite convinced; and, believe me, if I were again beginning my studies, I should follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics, a science which proceeds very cautiously and admits nothing as established until it has been rigidly demonstrated.”

— Galileo Galilei

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Simplicio, First Day, page 90.

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