Scientific literatureFinally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe. All this is suggested by the systematic procession of events and the harmony of the whole Universe, if we only face the facts, as they say, "with both eyes open."Nicolaus CopernicusOn the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres · 1543★ 7.0
For, where God built a church, there the devil would also build a chapel... In such sort is the devil always God's ape.Martin Luther1546★ 2.0
He that will write well in any tongue, must follow this counsel of Aristotle, to speak as the common people do, to think as the wise men do; and so should every man understand him, and the judgement of the wise man allow him.Roger Ascham1545★ 1.9
LetterPainting and sculpture, hard work and fair dealing have been my ruin and things go continually from bad to worse. It would have been better had I been put to making matches in my youth than to be in such a fret!Michelangelo1542★ 1.3