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Quote by Thomas Carlyle
I grow daily to honor facts more and more, and theory less and les

I grow daily to honor facts more and more, and theory less and less. A fact, it seems to me, is a great thing — a sentence printed, if not by God, then at least by the Devil. – Thomas Carlyle

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It is a mathematical fact that the casting of this pebble from my hand alters the centre of gravity of the universe. – Thomas Carlyle

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Even in the meanest sorts of labor, the whole soul of a man is composed into a kind of real harmony the instant he sets himself to work. – Thomas Carlyle

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Facts in books, statistics in encyclopedias, the ability to use them in mens heads. – Fogg Brackell

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Conclusive facts are inseparable from inconclusive except by a head that already understands and knows. – Thomas Carlyle

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If you get all the facts, your judgment can be right; if you dont get all the facts, it cant be right. – Bernard Baruch

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Facts quite often, I fear to confess, like lawyers, put me to sleep at noon. Not theories, however. Theories are invigorating and tonic. Give me an ounce of fact and I will produce you a ton of theory by tea this afternoon. That is, after all, my job. – Ray Bradbury

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