Quote We owe a huge debt to Galileo for emancipating...

“We owe a huge debt to Galileo for emancipating us all from the stupid belief in an Earth-centered or man-centered (let alone God-centered) system. He quite literally taught us our place and allowed us to go on to make extraordinary advances in knowledge.” - Christopher Hitchens




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 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.

We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.

Jules Verne

 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : My alma mater was books, a good library.... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.

My alma mater was books, a good library.... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.

Malcolm X

 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : A room without books is like a body without a soul.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : I read a book one day and my whole life was changed.

I read a book one day and my whole life was changed.

Orhan Pamuk

 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.

Oscar Wilde