Profound truth Quote by Anonymous

The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.

— Niels Bohr

“The opposite of a correct statement is an incorrect statement. The opposite of a profound truth is another profound truth (Niels Bohr)." By this,…

— Neil Postman

There are two sorts of truth: trivialities, where opposites are clearly absurd, and profound truths, recognised by the fact that the opposite is also…

— Niels Bohr

A great truth is a truth whose opposite is also a truth.

— Thomas Mann

The opposite of every truth is just as true.

— Hermann Hesse

One of the favorite maxims of my father was the distinction between the two sorts of truths, profound truths recognized by the fact that…

— Niels Bohr

If you have a correct statement, then the opposite of a correct statement is of course an incorrect statement, a wrong statement. But when…

— Niels Bohr

All truth is profound.

— Herman Melville

“The opposite of a great truth is another great truth.”

— Globe and Mail December 28 2012

There are trivial truths and the great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth is…

— Niels Bohr

In every truth, the opposite is equally true. A truth can only be expressed and enveloped in words if it is one-sided.

— Hermann Hesse

In every truth, the opposite is equally true. For example, a truth can only be expressed and enveloped in words if it is onesided.

— Hermann Hesse