October 2019
Beginner
400 pages
7h 56m
English
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July 28Truth Prevails
Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again; / The eternal years of God are hers; / But Error, wounded, writhes with pain, / And dies among his worshippers.
William Cullen Bryant—The Battle-Field—Poems of William Cullen Bryant (1824)
Martin Luther King Jr. quoted this passage from Bryant's poem during his time as a civil rights leader. He used the poem to compare truth to victory and error to defeat. (King often quoted Emerson, Lowell, Thoreau, and Longfellow.)
The truth always prevails—it may take a while, but it will exist.
Now the issue with this is that it's both twofold and double edged. (How's that for some metaphors?)
You must follow your truth, but the truth will always follow you.
The truth is what's in your heart, but the truth is, you'll probably have to work really, really hard to discover it.
The truth is, you instinctively know what you want, but the truth is, you'll have to be willing to admit you know nothing at times.
The truth is, many ventures fail, but the truth is, failure might be your greatest teacher.
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- What would you regret not doing, being, or having in your life?
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