Get but a truth once uttered, and 'tis like A star new born that drops into its place; And which, once circling in its placid round, Not all the tumult of the earth can shake. Henceforth the leaves of the tree of knowledge were for women, and for the healing of the nations.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Stone compares a spoken truth to a star that settles permanently, suggesting that knowledge for women heals nations.
- In plain terms
- Once a truth is spoken, it stays and helps heal society.
- What can you take from it?
- Truth spoken endures and benefits society.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What truth do you wish to embed?
- How does knowledge heal?
Another view
The metaphor assumes truths are universally accepted rather than contested over time.
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