I was merely thinking God's thoughts after Him. Since we astronomers are priests of the highest God in regard to the book of nature, it benefits us to be thoughtful, not of the glory of our minds, but rather, above all else, of the glory of God.

While most citations of Kepler have been traced back to a translation of an original work, this quotation appears broadly without any such sourcing (e.g., Basden). Where it is sourced, the sources are either spurious (e.g., to the "New World Encyclopedia", a Paragon House/Unification Church product, wherein it is likewise unsourced), or to such sources as Henry Morris' 1988 creationist work, (page 21f). | Until a scholarly source is found that ties these statements to an original text from Kepler, they formally must be considered unattributed to Kepler.