Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and read more

Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.

What has religion to do with facts? Nothing

What has religion to do with facts? Nothing

Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.

Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.

I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious -- because the obvious is what people need read more

I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious -- because the obvious is what people need to be told.

Facts are many, but the truth is one.

Facts are many, but the truth is one.

There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.

There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.

I often wish ... that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? read more

I often wish ... that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease.

The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion.

The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion.

A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof read more

A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof which it furnishes.