If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker questions why truth is not treated as visually appealing.
- In plain terms
- If truth were truly beautiful, more people would embrace it openly.
- What can you take from it?
- True beauty is not always accepted.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why is hard truth hard to accept?
Another view
It assumes beauty is the main reason people accept ideas.
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