Over the years I have come to accept as an axiom that:
One sign of a great truth is that the opposite is also a great truth.
I have seen many great examples. When someone asks me for an example, I always draw a blank. We need to start writing them down.
Do you have any examples?
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Love is blind.
Hate is blind.
Are those opposites?
Or would the opposite be Hate can see?
"Selfishness impoverishes me."
"Selflessness enriches me."
But, I can also say "Selflessness impoverishes me" and attempt to make a case for it's truth.
I guess the first thing is to think about opposites and how they are defined and stated. Another approach would be to take a great truth and attempt to state the opposite.
Hmm? "One sign of a great lie is that the opposite is also a great lie -- or a great truth?"
And then there's the word 'great' -- great truth.
This is neither simple nor easy.
I agree with Paul. You'd have to define "great", first, and also what you mean by opposites.
If what I think you mean is true, then here's one case I can think of:
Love improves the world.
Hate destroys the world.
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