I avow myself the partisan of truth alone.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Harvey declares himself committed solely to the pursuit of truth.
- In plain terms
- He says he only cares about finding the truth.
- What can you take from it?
- Commit to seeking truth above all else in your work.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What happens when truth is inconvenient?
- How do you find truth?
Another view
Truth alone can be incomplete or difficult to apply without context.
More from William Harvey
I profess both to learn and to teach anatomy, not from books but from dissections; not from positions of philosophers but from the fabric of nature.
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