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Galileo Galilei

The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.

Galileo Galilei

Nature

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Galileo is highlighting how the sun manages to perform the important task of ripening grapes despite having the enormous responsibility of keeping many planets in orbit. This shows that even something with vast duties in nature can still focus on small, detailed processes effectively.

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