Monday, March 23, 2015

The Truth

To know when
a truth will do is
admirable,

since no nontruth
can be presented with
the same sincerity.

Palver once said, “The closer to the truth,
the better the lie,
and the truth itself,
when it can be used,
is the best lie.”

-- Isaac Asimov, Foundation's Edge
(arranged quote)

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