"From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts."
— Tom Stoppard

January 1, 1970

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From principles is derived probability, but truth is obtained only from facts. - Jesse Olney (1798 - 1872), The National Preceptor (Goodwin, 1830), Lesson LXXXV: "Select Sentences," rule # 19 (p. 171)