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Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below.
Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below.
...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.
Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.
Truth has not such an urgent air.
[Fr., La verite n'a point cet air impetueux.]
Truth has not such an urgent air.
[Fr., La verite n'a point cet air impetueux.]
The search for truth is more precious than its possession.
The search for truth is more precious than its possession.
He said true things, but called them by wrong names.
He said true things, but called them by wrong names.
Truths turn into dogmas the minute they are disputed.
Truths turn into dogmas the minute they are disputed.
Most writers regard truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use.
Most writers regard truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use.
Lying is the most simple form of self-defence. -Susan Sontag.
Lying is the most simple form of self-defence. -Susan Sontag.
