Johannes Kepler

The universe is a grand design.

I have made a discovery that will change the course of history.

The Earth is a sentient being, and its soul is the sun.

I have found the music of the spheres, and it is glorious.

The universe is a testament to the wisdom of God.

I much prefer the approbation of the few to the applause of the many.

I have attested it as true in my soul and I will die for it.

My aim is to show that the heavenly machine is not a kind of divine, live being, but similar to a clockwork.

I have found the truth and I will not let it go.

If I have been able to see a little further than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.

I am much occupied with the investigation of the physical causes. My aim is to show that the celestial machine is to be likened not to a divine organism but rather to a clockwork.

I confess that when I had completed my work, I was seized with an unspeakable rapture.

The roads that lead to knowledge are as diverse as the objects of knowledge themselves.

I am writing a book about the harmony of the world.

I have spent my life trying to understand the harmony of the world.

I would have liked to be a theologian, but I see how God is glorified in my work.

I am a Christian, and I believe in the resurrection of the dead.

I have always been a lover of truth, and I have sought it with all my heart.

The more I study the heavens, the more I am convinced that the universe is a work of art.

I have dedicated my life to the study of the stars, and I have found great joy in it.