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    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

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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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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.

by Leonardo Da Vinci Found in: Theory Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Huxley 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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It is the theory that decides what can be observed

It is the theory that decides what can be observed

by Albert Einstein Found in: Theory Quotes,
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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.

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[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.

by Sir Arthur Eddington Found in: Theory Quotes,
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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.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Theory Quotes,
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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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