If it were true what in the end would be gained? Nothing but another t…

Georg C. Lichtenberg
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If it were true what in the end would be gained? Nothing but another truth. Is this such a mighty advantage? We have enough old truths still to digest, and even these we would be quite unable to endure if we did not sometimes flavor them with lies. ✨ Aphorisms. Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook E 10, 1799.
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