The forceps of our minds are clumsy forceps, and crush the truth a little in taking hold of it.
- H. G. Wells
How profound! We might not recognize it at first, but there is a bit of Socrates in this. A bit of Plato. A bit of The Cave. A bit of 1 Corinthians 13:12 (see through a glass, darkly.) A bit of the observer affecting the outcome.
Truth. By the time we've touched it enough to comprehend it, we've put some of the oil of our mind on it in little fingerprints. By the time we speak it, we have added our accent.
And yet, is there any more honorable task than to seek it?
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