Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Quotes

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Man must at all costs overcome the Earth's gravity and have, in reserve, the space at least of the Solar System.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
His epitaph, written by himself (translation): Man will not always stay on Earth; the pursuit of light and space will lead him to penetrate the bounds of the atmosphere, timidly at first, but in the end to conquer the whole of solar space.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
All the Universe is full of the life of perfect creatures.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
The blue distance, the mysterious Heavens, the example of birds and insects flying everywhere —are always beckoning Humanity to rise into the air.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Is it probable for Europe to be inhabited and not the other parts of the world? Can one island have inhabitants and numerous other islands have none? Is it conceivable for one apple-tree in the infinite orchard of the Universe to bear fruit, while innumerable other trees have nothing but foliage?

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Should man penetrate the solar system, should he learn to comport himself there as the mistress in her home — would the secrets of the world then open for him? Not in the least. Not anymore that inspecting a pebble or shell would reveal to him the secrets of the ocean.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
All that which is marvelous, and which we anticipate with such thrill, already exists but we cannot see it because of the remote distances and the limited power of our telescopes.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky