Arthur Conan Doyle (1891) A Scandal in Bohemia
• See also:
• It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.
• Arthur Conan Doyle( 1887), A Study in Scarlet , Part 1, chap. 3
• See also:
• It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.
• Arthur Conan Doyle( 1887), A Study in Scarlet , Part 1, chap. 3
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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.
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• See also:
• It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.
• Arthur Conan Doyle( 1887), A Study in Scarlet , Part 1, chap. 3" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22 1859 – July 7 1930) was a British writer and physician, most famous as the creator of the character Sherlock Holmes.
About Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22 1859 – July 7 1930) was a British writer and physician, most famous as the creator of the character Sherlock Holmes.
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