Time is the father of truth, its mother is our mind.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Time reveals truth while our mind helps create it.
- In plain terms
- Time and mind together bring truth to light.
- What can you take from it?
- Truth needs time and thought.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How has time changed your beliefs?
- What truths did you discover through thought?
Another view
It ignores that some truths need no time.
More from Giordano Bruno
It is not true, it is a happy invention.
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