Soft-brained people, weak-minded, chicken-hearted, cannot find the truth. One has to be free, and as broad as the sky.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Truth requires a broad, free mind; weak or narrow minds cannot find it.
- In plain terms
- You need a broad and free mind to find the truth.
- What can you take from it?
- Mental breadth and freedom are prerequisites for truth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What limits your mind?
- How do you seek truth?
Another view
Narrow focus can sometimes reveal deep truth in specific fields.
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