Did Galileo Galilei really say 'I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.'?

Galileo Galilei Quote Source & Citation:

I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.

— Galileo Galilei Early Modern · Father of modern observational astronomy

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"The authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual who observes the facts."

"The senses, though they are sometimes deceived, are not always so."

"Ignorance is the root of all evil."

"The senses, assisted by reason, are the source of all our knowledge."

"It is not necessary to examine all the arguments against a position, but only the strongest."

Often attributed, but not found in his known writings. Likely a modern misattribution.

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