We should not be ashamed to acknowledge truth and to assimilate it from whatever source it comes to us, even if it is brought to us by former generations and foreign peoples. For him who seeks the truth there is nothing of higher value than truth itself; it never cheapens or debases him who reaches for it but ennobles and honors him. Unknown
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Truth, the highest good, is something that transcends all other things. One who seeks truth must be willing to accept it from whatever source it comes to him. Even though truth may come from former generations and foreign people, the seeker should never hesitate to accept it as the highest good. For the seeker of truth, nothing else matters. He will be an example of greatness.

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