Quotation by

William Butler Yeats

Man can embody truth but he cannot know it.

Truth

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William Butler Yeats suggests that a person can represent or express truth through their actions or presence, but fully understanding or grasping the complete nature of truth is beyond human capability. This means truth is something lived or shown rather than completely comprehended by the mind.

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