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I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmle

I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth. – Umberto Eco

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Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth. – Umberto Eco

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Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them. – Umberto Eco

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Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult. – George Eliot

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Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object. – Albert Camus

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Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well. – Samuel Butler

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The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, for the truth. – Alfred Adler

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