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Soren Kierkegaard Quotes: The truth is a trap: you cannot get it without it getting you; you cannot get the truth by capturing it, only by its capturing you.
         

The truth is a trap: you cannot get it without it getting you; you cannot get the truth by capturing it, only by its capturing you.


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For without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith.



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This page presents the quote "The truth is a trap: you cannot get it without it getting you; you cannot get the truth by capturing it, only by its capturing you.". Author of this quote is Soren Kierkegaard. This quote is about truth, truth is, traps,.