Two sorts of truth trivialities, where opposites are obviously absurd, and profound truths, recognized by the fact that the opposite is also a profound truth. (Niels Bohr)

Two sorts of truth trivialities, where opposites are obviously absurd, and profound truths, recognized by the fact that the opposite is also a profound truth.

Niels Bohr

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