"Everything factual is, in a sense, theory...." - Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Everything factual is, in a sense, theory. The blue of the sky exhibits the basic laws of chromatics. There is no sense in looking for something behind phenomena: they are theory.
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“Plunge boldly into the thick of life!”
“Some of our weaknesses are born in us, others are the result of education; it is a question which of the two gives us most trouble.”
“Behavior is a mirror in which every one shows his image.[Ger., Das Betragen ist ein Spiegel in welchem jeder sein Bild zeigt.]”
More on Knowledge
“I believe that it is better to tell the truth than to lie. I believe that it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe that it is better to know than be ignorant.”
“The purpose of information is not knowledge. It is being able to take the right action.”
“What are man's truths ultimately?Merely his irrefutable errors.”