It is enough to hold a stone in your hand. The universe would have been equally incomprehensible if it had only consisted of that one stone the size of an orange. The question would be just as impenetrable: Where did this stone come from.


Translated by Paulette Muller, Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy, The Big Bang (p. 389)

Galileo Galilei Quotes

It is enough to hold a stone in your hand. The universe would have been equally incomprehensible if it had only consisted of that one stone the size...

It is enough to hold a stone in your hand. The universe would have been equally incomprehensible if it had only consisted of that one stone the size...

It is enough to hold a stone in your hand. The universe would have been equally incomprehensible if it had only consisted of that one stone the size...

It is enough to hold a stone in your hand. The universe would have been equally incomprehensible if it had only consisted of that one stone the size...