Primary Feathers

Famous quotes containing the words primary and/or feathers:

“A fact is a proposition of which the verification by an appeal to the primary sources of our knowledge or to experience is direct and simple. A theory, on the other hand, if true, has all the characteristics of a fact except that its verification is possible only by indirect, remote, and difficult means.”
—Chauncey Wright (1830–1875)

“Too many feathers can sink a boat, and too many knick-knacks can break an axle.”
—Chinese proverb.