In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.

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.

How empty is theory in the presence of fact

How empty is theory in the presence of fact

A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility - it may read more

A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility - it may be right but irrelevant.

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.

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.

You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.

A young boy is a theory, an old man is a fact.

A young boy is a theory, an old man is a fact.

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.