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“If a person is to get the meaning of life he must learn to like the facts about himself -- ugly as they may seem to his sentimental vanity -- before he can learn the truth behind the facts. And the truth is never ugly.”

Ifs Life May Persons Facts Seems Behinds Truth Is Ugly Vanity Meaning Of Life Sentimental

Book:Conversations with Eugene O'Neill

Source: Conversations with Eugene O'Neill

“If truth is like the terrain, are we the generation who sees it as one who has worn shoes all his life or one who has never worn shoes? Yet still, even if the walk starts out as painful, the experience may be well worth it.”

Ifs Wells May Stills Walks Generations Truth Is Shoes Painful Worn Worth It Terrain

Book:Killosophy

Source: Killosophy

“The student who would build his knowledge on solid foundations, and proceed by just degrees to the pinnacles of truth, is directed by the great philosopher of France to begin by doubting of his own existence. In like manner, whoever would complete any arduous and intricate enterprise, should, as soon as his imagination can cool after the first blaze of hope, place before his own eyes every possible embarrassment that may retard or defeat him. He should first question the probability of success, and then endeavour to remove the objections that he has raised.”

Source: The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752

“The argument against the persecution of opinion does not depend upon what the excuse for persecution may be. The argument is that we none of us know all truth, that the discovery of new truth is promoted by free discussion and rendered very difficult by suppression.”

Knows May Doe Truth Difficult Opinion Depends Truth Is Discovery Argument Excuse Discussion Persecution Suppression

Book:Religion and Science

Source: Religion and Science

“So multifarious are the different classes of truths, and so multitudinous the truths in each class, that it may be undoubtingly affirmed that no man has yet lived who could so much as name all the different classes and subdivisions of truths, and far less anyone who was acquainted with all the truths belonging to any one class. What wonderful extent, what amazing variety, what collective magnificence! And if such be the number of truths pertaining to this tiny ball of earth, how must it be in the incomprehensible immensity!”

Ifs Men May Different Earth Names Numbers Class Wonderful Truth Is Balls Tiny Variety Collectives Belonging Magnificence Immensity

Book:Thoughts

Source: Thoughts