Quote by Anais Nin

There are very few human beings who receive the truth, complete and staggering, by instant illumination. Most of them acquire it fragment by fragment, on a small scale, by successive developments, cellularly, like a laborious mosaic.

There are very few human beings who receive the truth, compl

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This quote suggests that most individuals do not come to comprehend the truth immediately or in its entirety. Instead, they gain knowledge and understanding gradually, bit by bit. The process of discovering the truth is compared to building a mosaic, where each piece represents a new fragment of insight. It implies that comprehending the truth requires patience, effort, and a willingness to piece together various elements of knowledge to form a complete understanding.

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