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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.
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.
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
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very read more
Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very idle.
There can be no theory of any account unless it corroborate with the theory of the earth.
There can be no theory of any account unless it corroborate with the theory of the earth.
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.
How empty is theory in the presence of fact
How empty is theory in the presence of fact
