Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.

Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit: and its methods differ from those of common sense only as far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from the manne

Science is simply common sense at its best - that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic

The great tragedy of Science: the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact

Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic.

The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.