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A quotation from Arthur Conan Doyle

I have no data yet. 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 facts.

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) British writer and physician
Story (1891-07), “A Scandal in Bohemia,” ch. 1 [Holmes], The Strand Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1

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Doyle, Arthur Conan - Story (1891-07), "A Scandal in Bohemia," ch. 1 [Holmes], The Strand Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1 | WIST Quotations

I have no data yet. 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 facts. Collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, No. 1, ch. 1 (1892). Holmes uses a similar phrase in The…

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Paul - Antifa. LGBTQ+ safe.4h ago

Only a fool thinks they can control fortune or prevent bad things from occurring through worry or endless work.
- Stoicism

Good morning.

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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

Of all forms of tyranny the least attractive and the most vulgar is the tyranny of mere wealth, the tyranny of a plutocracy.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 22 “The Big Stick and the Square Deal” (1913)

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Roosevelt, Theodore - Autobiography, ch. 22 "The Big Stick and the Square Deal" (1913) | WIST Quotations

Of all forms of tyranny the least attractive and the most vulgar is the tyranny of mere wealth, the tyranny of a plutocracy.

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A quotation from Thomas Carlyle

If Jesus Christ were to come today, people would not even crucify Him. They would ask Him to dinner, and hear what He had to say, and make fun of it.

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
Remark (1850-01-12)

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A quotation from Josh Billings

Whare thare iz one man obstinate bekauze he iz wize, thare iz 4,695,853 obstinate bekauze they are ignorant.
 
[Where there is one man obstinate because he is wise, there are 4,685,853 obstinate because they are ignorant.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1874-12 (1874 ed.)

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Billings, Josh - Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax, 1874-12 (1874 ed.) | WIST Quotations

Whare thare iz one man obstinate bekauze he iz wize, thare iz 4,695,853 obstinate bekauze they are ignorant. [Where there is one man obstinate because he is wise, there are 4,685,853 obstinate because they are ignorant.]

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A quotation from Eric Hoffer

They who clamor loudest for freedom are often the ones least likely to be happy in a free society. The frustrated, oppressed by their shortcomings, blame their failure on existing restraints. Actually, their innermost desire is for an end to the “free for all.” They want to eliminate free competition and the ruthless testing to which the individual is continually subjected in a free society.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Part 2, ch. 5, § 28 (1951)

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Hoffer, Eric - True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Part 2, ch. 5, § 28 (2.5.28) (1951) | WIST Quotations

They who clamor loudest for freedom are often the ones least likely to be happy in a free society. The frustrated, oppressed by their shortcomings, blame their failure on existing restraints. Actually, their innermost desire is for an end to the "free for all." They want to eliminate free competition…

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A quotation from Ben Franklin

Write Injuries in Dust, Benefits in Marble.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1747 ed.)

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Franklin, Benjamin - Poor Richard (1747 ed.) | WIST Quotations

Write Injuries in Dust, Benefits in Marble. As with so much else of Franklin's, this phrase is not without earlier forms, e.g.: Thomas More, History of King Richard III (1513): For men use, if they have an evil turn, to write it in marble; and whosoever does us a good…

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A quotation from Edward Morgan

A book is the only place I know in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear that it will go off in your face. It is one of the few sources of information left that is served up without the silent black noise of a headline, the doomy hullabaloo of a commercial. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man’s mind can get both provocation and privacy.

Edward P. Morgan (1910-1993) American journalist
Essay (1955-08-15), “The Literary Bug Doesn’t Bite,” ABC Radio

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Morgan, Edward - Essay (1955-08-15), "The Literary Bug Doesn't Bite," ABC Radio | WIST Quotations

A book is the only place I know in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear that it will go off in your face. It is one of the few sources of information left that is served up without the…

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