Theobald Smith

No research will answer all queries that the future may raise. It is wiser to praise the work for what it has…

— Theobald Smith

Discovery should come as an adventure rather than as the result of a logical process of thought. Sharp, prolonged thinking is necessary…

— Theobald Smith

While the nature of Texas fever is by no means made clear as yet, we are able to affirm that ticks can…

— Theobald Smith

In general, a fact is worth more than theories in the long run. The theory stimulates, but the fact builds. The former…

— Theobald Smith

Research cannot be forced very much. There is always danger of too much foliage and too little fruit.

— Theobald Smith

Research has deserted the individual and entered the group. The individual worker find the problem too large, not too difficult. He must…

— Theobald Smith

Discovery should come as an adventure rather than as the result of a logical process of thought.

— Theobald Smith

More and more of out colleagues fail to understand our work because of the high specialization of research problems. We must not…

— Theobald Smith