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Theory Quotes by Arthur Conan Doyle
- A study of family portraits is enough to convert a man to the theory of reincarnation.
- [Sherlock Holmes:] The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession.
- One forms provisional theories and waits for time or fuller knowledge to explode them. A bad habit, Mr. Ferguson, but human nature is weak. Sherlock…
- Still, it is an error to argue in front of your data. You can find yourself insensibly twisting them round to suit your theories.
- Let me run over the principal steps. We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind, which is always an advantage. We had…
- It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit…
- The man might have died in a fit; but then the jewels are missing," mused the Inspector, "Ha! I have a theory. These flashes come…
- His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. Of contemporary literature, philosophy and politics he appeared to know next to nothing... My surprise reached a…
- It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.
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- In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. — Yogi Berra