Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Pursuing truth liberates you regardless of whether you fully attain it.
- In plain terms
- Chasing truth sets you free even if you never catch it.
- What can you take from it?
- The pursuit of truth is freeing on its own.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does the search matter more than the result?
- What frees you?
Another view
Some argue only attained truth provides true freedom.
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