Days to come will prove the surest witness.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Future events will provide the most reliable confirmation of current truths or predictions.
- In plain terms
- Time will show what is really true.
- What can you take from it?
- Wait for results to judge truth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What truths do you want time to prove?
- How do you verify your own predictions?
Another view
Immediate signs can sometimes be misleading but not always.
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