"Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and …"

"The fatal futility of Fact."

"Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact."

"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they can…"

"Matters of fact, which as Mr Budgell somewhere observes, are very stubborn things."

"But facts are chiels that winna ding, and downa be disputed."

"What could I do! Facts are such horrid things!"

"I should have more faith," he said; "I ought to know by this time that when a fact appears opposed to a long train of…"

"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, inste…"

"Facts have a cruel way of substituting themselves for fancies. There is nothing more remorseless, just as there is no…"