Man Can Learn Nothing Unless He Proceeds

When We Meet A Fact Which Contradicts A Prevailing Theory, We Must Accept The Fact And Abandon The Theory, Even When The Theory Is Supported By Great Names And Generally Accepted.

Science Increases Our Power In Proportion As It Lowers Our Pride.

The First Requirement In Using Statistics Is That The Facts Treated Shall Be Reduced To Comparable Units.

Particular Facts Are Never Scientific; Only Generalization Can Establish Science.

When A Physician Is Called To A Patient, He Should Decide On The Diagnosis, Then The Prognosis, And Then The Treatment. ... Physicians Must Know The Evolution Of The Disease, Its Duration And Gravity In Order To Predict Its Course And Outcome. Here Statistics Intervene To Guide Physicians, By Teaching Them The Proportion Of Mortal Cases, And If Observation Has Also Shown That The Successful And Unsuccessful Cases Can Be Recognized By Certain Signs, Then The Prognosis Is More Certain.