Everywhere we seek the Absolute, and always we find only things.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People constantly search for absolute truth but only encounter specific material things.
- In plain terms
- We seek absolute truth but find only things.
- What can you take from it?
- Absolute truth remains elusive compared to things.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we crave absolutes?
Another view
Some argue absolute truths are knowable.
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