“ Truth should never be allowed to become extreme; otherwise it will be apt to meet and to run into the extreme of falsehood. ”
Samuel Butler, The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912). copy citation
| Author | Samuel Butler |
|---|---|
| Source | The Note-Books of Samuel Butler |
| Topic | falsehood truth |
| Date | 1912 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/6173/6173-h/6173-h.htm |
Context
“The firmest line that can be drawn upon the smoothest paper has still jagged edges if seen through a microscope. This does not matter until important deductions are made on the supposition that there are no jagged edges.
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Truth should never be allowed to become extreme; otherwise it will be apt to meet and to run into the extreme of falsehood. It should be played pretty low down—to the pit and gallery rather than the stalls. Pit-truth is more true to the stalls than stall-truth to the pit.
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An absolute lie may live—for it is a true lie, and is saved by being flecked with a grain of its opposite.”
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