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It is a test of true theories not only to account for but to predict phenomena.

It is a test of true theories not only to account for but to predict phenomena.

William Whewell (1840). “The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences: Founded Upon Their History”, p.39

If you take temptations into account, who is to say that he is better than his neighbor?

William Makepeace Thackeray (1848). “Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero”, p.377

At some time, here or hereafter, every account must be settled, and every debt paid in full.

"Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers". Book by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 361, 1895.

You expect me to account for opinions which you choose to call mine, but which I have never acknowledged.

Jane Austen (2016). “Pride and Prejudice (Illustrated)”, p.44, Full Moon Publications

When science starts to be interpretive it is more unscientific even than mysticism.

D. H. Lawrence (2008). “Complete Poems by Lawrence: Easyread Super Large 24pt Edition”, p.412, ReadHowYouWant.com

Spend less than you make; always be saving something. Put it into a tax-deferred account. Over time, it will begin to amount to something. This is such a no-brainer.

"4 Steps To Getting Rich From Warren Buffett's Right-Hand Man" by Chuck Saletta, www.businessinsider.com. May 31, 2013.

There can be no theory of any account unless it corroborate with the theory of the earth.

Walt Whitman (2013). “Walt Whitman: Selected Poems 1855-1892”, p.164, St. Martin's Press

Science has fulfilled her function when she has ascertained and enunciated truth.

Thomas H. Huxley (2013). “Man's Place in Nature”, p.128, Courier Corporation

In your 20s, you're checking your bank account to make sure you're not broke. In your 30s, you're looking at yourself and realizing you're broken.

"Meet the Star of 'Love,' Judd Apatow’s New Netflix Series". Interview with Grace Wilson, www.motherjones.com. February 28, 2016.

Poetry creates life; Science dissects death.

Frederick William Robertson (1852). “Two lectures on the influence of poetry on the working classes”, p.23

Science ever has been, and ever must be, the safeguard of religion.

DAVID BREWSTER (1856). “MORE WORLDS THAN ONE THE CREED OF THE PHILOSOPHER AND THE HOPE OF THE CHRISTIAN”, p.132

Science cannot avert a single thunderbolt.

Camille Paglia (2018). “Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism”, p.31, Canongate Books