But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of.
Lord ByronRead
For truth is always strange; stranger than fiction.
Interpretation
Truth often surprises us with its unexpectedness, sometimes even more than fiction.
This quote by Lord Byron suggests that the nature of truth can be more perplexing and astonishing than any fictional tale. It emphasizes the idea that genuine experiences and realities can lead to situations that are hard to believe or comprehend, far surpassing the creations of an imaginative mind.
In practice
In a discussion about the surprising events in history, one might say, 'As Byron noted, for truth is always strange; stranger than fiction.'
But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of.
It is the lava of the imagination whose eruption prevents an earthquake.
For what were all these country patriots born? To hunt, and vote, and raise the price of corn?
Absence - that common cure of love.
Her great merit is finding out mine; there is nothing so amiable as discernment.
But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.
Ever since then I have known that if all the values in this world are more or less questionable, the most important thing in life is kindness.
After 9/11, many of the most important news outlets in America abdicated their role as a check to power - the journalistic responsibility to challenge the excesses of government - for fear of being seen as unpatriotic and punished in the market during a period of heightened nationalism.
People often ask me whether I prefer theater or film, and the answer is that I prefer the one I'm not doing: The grass is always greener.
There are in truth three states of the converted: the beginning, the middle, and the perfection. In the beginning they experience the charms of sweetness; in the middle the contests of temptation; and in the end the fullness of perfection.
Everywhere is here and every when is now.
The name of peace is sweet and the thing itself good, but between peace and slavery there is the greatest difference.
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