Alfonso X of Castile quotes
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“Had I been present at the creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe.”
-- Alfonso X of CastileSource : Said after studying the Ptolemaic system (attributed)
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“If the Lord Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon his creation, I should have recommended something simpler. Remarking on the complexity of Ptolemaic model of the universe after it was explained to him.”
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“If God had consulted me before embarking on the Creation, I would have suggested something simpler.”
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“Had I been present at the Creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe. Remarking on the complexity of Ptolemaic model of the universe after it was explained to him. Footnote: Carlyle says, in his History of Frederick the Great, book ii. chap. vii. that this saying of Alphonso about Ptolemy's astronomy, 'that it seemed a crank machine; that it was pity the Creator had not taken advice,' is still remembered by mankind, - this and no other of his many sayings.”
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“Sensible men no longer belive in miracles; they were invented by priests to humbug the peasants.”
-- Alfonso X of Castile
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Source : "Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas". Book by Abby Sunderland and Lynn Vincent, 2011.
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Source : Albert Murray, Roberta S. Maguire (1997). “Conversations with Albert Murray”, p.129, Univ. Press of Mississippi
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“These gun laws are very much the creation of the Prime Minister.”
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“The creation of the UCB Theatre is by far my proudest professional accomplishment.”
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