Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way read more

Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way through its shell might form of the outside world.

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

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

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.

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.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

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

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

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

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

Life is so unlike theory.

Life is so unlike theory.

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.