Quelle verite que ces montagnes bornent, qui est mensonge qui se tient au dela?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Montaigne questions whether truth is defined by local boundaries and what lies beyond them is falsehood.
- In plain terms
- Is truth only what is nearby while everything else is a lie?
- What can you take from it?
- Truth can be relative to one's perspective or location.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What limits your definition of truth?
- Are there universal truths?
Another view
Not all that is outside one's view is necessarily false.
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