H.P. LovecraftIn search of Truth the hopeful zealot goes, But all the sadder tums, the more he knows!
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The hopeful zealot goes in search of Truth, but all the sadder he finds, the more he knows. The cynic is not quite sure what he is seeking when he says that truth can be found, but when he finds it it is only to discover that it was already there.
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