The Greatest Wisdom Is To

Some, Merely To Contradict What I Had Said, Did Not Scruple To Cast Doubt Upon Things They Had Seen With Their Own Eyes Again And Again.

In Regard To The Philosophers, If They Be True Philosophers, I.e., Lovers Of Truth, They Should Not Be Irritated That The Earth Moves. Rather, If They Realize That They Have Held A False Belief, They Should Thank Those Have Shown Them The Truth; And If Their Opinion Stands Firm That The Earth Doesn't Move, They Will Have Reason To Boast Than Be Angered.

Showing A Greater Fondness For Their Own Opinions Than For Truth, They Sought To Deny And Disprove The New Things Which, If They Had Cared To Look For Themselves, Their Own Senses Would Have Demonstrated To Them.

They Seemed To Forget That The Increase Of Known Truths Stimulates The Investigation, Establishment And Growth Of The Arts; Not Their Dimination Or Destruction.

See Now The Power Of Truth; The Same Experiment Which At First Glance Seemed To Show One Thing, When More Carefully Examined, Assures Us Of The Contrary.