How empty is theory in the presence of fact

How empty is theory in the presence of fact

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither read more

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

You have to know you can first. How comes later.

You have to know you can first. How comes later.

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

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