Time dissipates to shining ether the solid angularity of facts.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Time turns solid facts into something fleeting and indistinct.
- In plain terms
- Facts lose their hardness as time passes.
- What can you take from it?
- Nothing stays fixed forever.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What feels solid today might fade tomorrow?
- How does time change your view of facts?
Another view
It overlooks how some truths remain constant despite time.
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