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.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

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

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

How empty is theory in the presence of fact

How empty is theory in the presence of fact

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.

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.

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.

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.