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    Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very idle.

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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.

by Voltaire Found in: Theory Quotes,
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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.

by Manfred Eigen Found in: Theory Quotes,
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Life is so unlike theory.

Life is so unlike theory.

by Anthony Trollope Found in: Theory Quotes,
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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.

by Yogi Berra Found in: Theory Quotes,
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How empty is theory in the presence of fact

How empty is theory in the presence of fact

by Mark Twain Found in: Theory Quotes,
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You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.

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

by Harold S. Geneen Found in: Theory Quotes,
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An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

by Friedrich Engels Found in: Theory Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Huxley Found in: Theory Quotes,
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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.

by Ed Howe Found in: Theory Quotes,
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