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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.
It is the theory that decides what can be observed
It is the theory that decides what can be observed
A young boy is a theory, an old man is a fact.
A young boy is a theory, an old man is a fact.
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.
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.
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.
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.
[Do not] put too much confidence in experimental results until they have been confirmed by theory.
[Do not] put too much confidence in experimental results until they have been confirmed by theory.
If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.
If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.
