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This quote is just one of 7 total William Herschel quotes in our collection. William Herschel is known for saying 'We need not hesitate to admit that the Sun is richly stored with inhabitants.' as well as some of the following quotes.
We need not hesitate to admit that the Sun is richly stored with inhabitants.
All human discoveries seem to be made only for the purpose of confirming more strongly the truths come from on high, and contained in the sacred writings.
. . . finding that in [the Moon] there is a provision of light and heat; also in appearance, a soil proper for habitation fully as good as ours, if not perhaps better who can say that it is not extremely probable, nay beyond doubt, that there must be inhabitants on the Moon of some kind or other?
The phenomena of nature, especially those that fall under the inspection of the astronomer, are to be viewed, not only with the usual attention to facts as they occur, but with the eye of reason and experience.
And it is doubtless our paramount duty, in every state of society, to alleviate the pressure of the purely evil part of this distribution, as much as possible, and, by all the means we can devise, secure the lower links in the chain of society from dragging in dishonor and wretchedness.
This quote is just one of 7 total William Herschel quotes in our collection. William Herschel is known for saying 'We need not hesitate to admit that the Sun is richly stored with inhabitants.' as well as some of the following quotes.