A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders. A fact will fit every other fact in the universe, and that is how you can tell whether it is or is not a fact. A lie will not fit anything except another lie.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Truth stands alone without wonders while lies only fit other lies.
- In plain terms
- Facts work on their own but lies need more lies.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek facts that fit reality not miracles.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you spot a lie?
- Why do lies fail to stick?
Another view
It oversimplifies how truth sometimes requires interpretation.
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