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He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never read more
He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.
A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.
A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.
In scientific work, those who refuse to go beyond fact rarely get as far as fact.
In scientific work, those who refuse to go beyond fact rarely get as far as fact.
The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, read more
The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.
Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.
Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.
Let us work without theorizing, 'Tis the only way to make life endurable.
Let us work without theorizing, 'Tis the only way to make life endurable.
Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither read more
Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve
There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for read more
There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for and why it is here it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another that states that this has already happened.
