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"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."

— Galileo Galilei

All Truths Are Easy To Understand

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.

— Galileo Galilei

About this quote

This observation is attributed to Galileo Galilei in many anthologies but has not been traced to a specific work, letter, or lecture. The sentiment aligns with Galileo's stated epistemology — particularly his arguments in The Assayer (1623) and the Dialogue (1632) that discoveries are difficult precisely because of inherited assumptions — but the exact phrasing remains unverified in primary sources.

Source

Attributed, widely reported in Galileo anthologies