Johannes Kepler — "I was measuring the heavens, now I must measure the shadows of the Earth. Though…"
I was measuring the heavens, now I must measure the shadows of the Earth. Though my soul was from the heavens, the shadow of my body lies here.
Get This Quote & Author's Image Illustrated On:
Click any product to generate a realistic preview (~30s). Up to 3 at a time.
More from Johannes Kepler
"My goal is to show that the heavenly machine is not a kind of divine living being but similar to a clockwork insofar as all the manifold motions are taken care of by one single absolutely simple magne…"
"I am stealing the golden vessels of the Egyptians to build a tabernacle to my God from them, far far away from the boundaries of Egypt. If you forgive me, I shall rejoice; if you are enraged with me, …"
"I have been a wanderer, but I have always found my way back to God."
"The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great, and the treasures hidden in the heavens so rich, precisely in order that the human mind shall never be lacking in fresh nourishment."
"I am a Lutheran astrologer, I throw away the nonsense and keep the hard kernel."