If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The saying 'truth is beauty' does not hold up under scrutiny.
- In plain terms
- Truth and beauty do not always match.
- What can you take from it?
- Look past clichés to see reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you value more?
- Is truth always beautiful?
Another view
Beauty is often subjective and linked to truth in art.
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