No pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of truth.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Standing on truth gives a clear view of reality.
- In plain terms
- Seek truth for the best perspective.
- What can you take from it?
- Truth provides the best vantage point.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you find truth?
- What makes a view reliable?
Another view
Truth can be complex and hard to find.
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What is truth? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer.
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