You can't handle the truth!
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This famous line asserts that the listener is unprepared to accept a harsh reality.
- In plain terms
- You cannot deal with the truth.
- What can you take from it?
- Some truths are difficult for people to accept.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we avoid the truth?
- What is too hard to handle?
Another view
People often have the capacity to handle more than they think.
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