A thing is, according to the mode in which one looks at it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The nature of something depends on the perspective from which you view it.
- In plain terms
- What something is changes with how you look at it.
- What can you take from it?
- Perspective shapes our understanding.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much does perspective alter truth?
- Can we ever see objectively?
Another view
Some facts remain constant regardless of perspective.
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I have said to you to speak the truth is a painful thing. To be forced to tell lies is much worse.
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