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title: Seek for the truth
created: 2024-11-18T09:18:12
modified: 2025-11-26T10:01:37
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> _“Facts are the enemy of truth.” — Miguel de Cervantes_

> _“There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.” — Maya Angelou_

> _“The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.” — Dorothy L. Sayers_

> _[“’The truth.' Dumbledore sighed. ’It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.'” — J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone](https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/29276-the-truth-dumbledore-sighed-it-is-a-beautiful-and-terrible)_

> _[“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” — Mark Twain](https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/76-a-lie-can-travel-half-way-around-the-world-while)_

> _“Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.” — Leo Tolstoy_

> _[“Truth-seekers take feedback from nature (planes have to fly), free markets (customers have to buy), or competition (militaries have to win). Consensus-seekers take feedback from people (actors want fans, academics want honors, politicians want votes, journalists want status).” — Naval Ravikant](https://x.com/naval/status/1856965245690081637)_ [^1]

> _[“The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.” — Niels Bohr](https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/941-the-opposite-of-a-correct-statement-is-a-false-statement)_

> _“The least deviation from truth will be multiplied later.” — Aristotle_

> _“We are only as blind as we want to be.” — Maya Angelou_ [^2] [^3]

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實事求是

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真理是放諸四海皆準的道理。

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Finding the truth is much more important than being right. Focus on finding the truth, not being right.

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Do not sacrifice being correct for being right.

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# Entrenchment Effect

* When presented with evidence that disproves their stance, humans have a tendency to dig in their heels and actually become more attached to their idea.
* Entrenchment is essentially an experience-based learning process.

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[Have the courage to do the right things](have-the-courage-to-do-the-right-things.md)

[^1]: Truth-seekers take feedback from **action**. Consensus-seekers take feedback from **words**.
[^2]: Much of the “blindness” we experience in life is self-chosen, not accidental. It’s not that we literally cannot see the truth — it’s that facing the truth often requires courage, discomfort, or change, and so we choose not to see it.
[^3]: _“We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.” — Eric Hoffer_