We do not ask for what useful purpose the birds do sing, for song is their pleasure since they were created for singing. Similarly, we ought not to a… - Johannes Kepler

We ought not to ask why the human mind troubles to fathom the secrets of the universe. The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great, and the treasures hidden in the skies so rich, precisely in order that the human mind shall never be lacking in fresh nourishment.

The treasures hidden in the heavens are so rich that the human mind shall never be lacking in fresh nourishment.

I propose to show that God, in creating the universe and arranging the spheres, had in view the five regular solids of geometry, and fixed by their dimensions the number, proportions and motions of the spheres. Take the sphere of the earth as a unit and circumscribe it with a regular dodecahedron. The sphere that contains this dodecahedron is the sphere of Mars.

Nu ne întrebăm în ce scop util cântă păsările, cântecul este bucuria lor de când au fost zămislite pentru cântat. La fel, n-ar trebui să ne întrebăm de ce spiritul omului se străduieşte să pătrundă secretele cerurilor. Diversitatea fenomenelor naturii e atât de mare, iar comorile ascunse în ceruri atât de bogate, tocmai pentru ca spiritul omului să nu fie nicicând lipsit de hrană proaspătă.

The Earth sings Mi-Fa-Mi, so we can gather ever from this that Misery and Famine reign in our habitat.