The English are always degrading truths into facts. When a truth becomes a fact it loses all its intellectual value.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Turning truth into fact strips it of intellectual value.
- In plain terms
- When truths become mere facts, they lose depth.
- What can you take from it?
- Question accepted facts and explore underlying truths.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When have you felt a fact was oversimplified?
- How can you preserve nuance?
Another view
Not all facts are devoid of value; some are essential.
More from Oscar Wilde
Education is an admirable thing. But it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
Permalink to quote #120 It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.
Permalink to quote #122 What a pity that in life we only get our lessons when they are of no use to us.
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