Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
Buddha
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Buddha on clarity, patience, and the kind of knowing that only comes with time, distilled into a single line: "Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.". It is one of the more shared lines in our wisdom collection, and for good reason.
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