“Not every light is a true light;
To the wise the light of truth is light itself.”
Thiruvalluvar book Tirukkuṛaḷ
Verse XXX.9
Tirukkural
“The truth is the light and light is the truth.”
— Ralph Ellison, book Invisible Man
Prologue.
Invisible Man (1952)
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