Quote by Hosea Ballou
Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only i

Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only is tangible. – Hosea Ballou

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The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession. – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation. – William Hazlitt

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Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Treat with utmost respect your power of forming opinions, for this power alone guards you against making assumptions that are contrary to nature and judgments that overthrow the rule of reason. – Marcus Aurelius

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