Quotes by Johannes Kepler

“Sky-bound was the mind, Earth-bound the body rests”

“I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses.”

“We ought not to ask why the human mind troubles to fathom the secrets of the universe. The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great, and the treasures hidden in the skies so rich, precisely...”

“I used to measure the skies, now I measure the shadows of Earth.Although my mind was sky-bound, the shadow of my body lies”

“Discover the force of the skies O Men: once recognised it can be put to use.”

“ not my own opinion, but my wifes: Yesterday, when weary with writing, I was called to supper, and a salad I had asked for was set before me. It seems then, I said, if pewter dishes, leaves of let...”

“If there is anything that can bind the mind of man to this dreary exile of our earthly home and can reconcile us with our fate so that one can enjoy living,then it is verily the enjoyment of the ma...”

“Now because 18 months ago the first dawn, 3 months ago broad daylight but a very few days ago the full sun of the most highly remarkable spectacle has risen nothing holds me back. I can give mysel...”

“The orbit of every planet is an ellipse with the sun at one of the two foci.”

“Planets move in ellipses with the Sun at one focus.”

“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.”

“Nature uses as little as possible of anything.”

“Truth is the daughter of time, and I feel no shame in being her midwife.”

“… not my own opinion, but my wife’s: Yesterday, when weary with writing, I was called to supper, and a salad I had asked for was set before me. ‘It seems then,’ I said, ‘if pewter dishes, leaves of...”

“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 ma...”

“The die is cast; I have written my book; it will be read either in the present age or by posterity, it matters not which; it may well await a reader, since God has waited six thousand years for an ...”

“We do not ask for what useful purpose the birds do sing, for song is their pleasure since they were created for singing. Similarly, we ought not to ask why the human mind troubles to fathom the sec...”

“In Terra inest virtus, quae Lunam del.”

“There is a force in the earth which causes the moon to move.”

“I used to measure the heavens, now I measure the shadows of Earth. Although my mind was heaven-bound, the shadow of my body lies here.”