Deceit Quote by Cormac McCarthy
“I think that when the lies are all told and forgot the truth will be there yet. It dont move about from place to place and it dont change from time to time. You cant corrupt it any more than you can salt salt.”
About This Quote
Source Book: The Road by Cormac McCarthy, 2006
Truth endures unchanged despite lies; it is immutable and pure.
In simple terms: Truth cannot be altered.
Key Takeaway
Trust in enduring truth.
Themes
truth
integrity
perseverance
Mood
steady
hopeful
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- legal testimony
- historical research
- personal integrity
Key Concepts
metaphysics
epistemology
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you verify truth?
- What protects truth from corruption?
A Different Perspective
Truth can be obscured by powerful narratives.
![“Where there are kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed), there is worldly life. As long as anger-pride-deceit-greed exist; one is a sansaari [living a worldly life] regardless of whether one is an ascetic or a family man. And where anger-pride-deceit-greed are absent, one is regarded as being asansaari…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ec/dada-bhagwan-31_anger_where-there-are-kashays-anger-pride-dece_5756.jpg)
