Galileo Galilei — "I am about to take leave of this earth, and I can say that I have seen more wond…"
I am about to take leave of this earth, and I can say that I have seen more wonders than any man before me.
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Attributed as a deathbed reflection, but exact source is elusive.
Date: 1642 (approx)
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