Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
GB Gautama BuddhaSpiritual teacher · c. 5th c. BCEWhat this quote means
Truth resists being buried for long. Like the sun and the moon, it tends to surface no matter how it is concealed.
Context
Founder of Buddhism, whose teachings on the mind, compassion, and the present moment span millennia.
This line is among the quotes by Gautama Buddha that readers return to on wisdom — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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