"The soul never thinks without a picture." (Aristotle)
"We must make a threefold distinction and think of that which becomes, that in which it becomes, and the model which it resembles" (Plato, "Timaeus")
"Rules and models destroy genius and art." (William Hazlitt, "Sketches and Essays", 1839)
"A model is done when nothing else can be taken out." (Freeman J Dyson)
"The purpose of models is not to fit the data but to sharpen the question." (Samuel Karlin, 1983)
"Classical models tell us more than we at first can know." (Karl Popper)
"Models are to be used, but not to be believed." (Henri Theil, "Principles of Econometrics", 1971)
"Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model." (Vincent van Gogh)
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