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CXXVII explained
A brief reflection on the rarity of statements that are both new and true, suggesting that such insights come only from the gods and require proper accreditation.
What happens
A brief reflection on the rarity of statements that are both new and true, suggesting that such insights come only from the gods and require proper accreditation.
Key passages
“Anyone can say that which is new; anyone that which is true. For that which is both new and true we must go duly accredited to the gods and await their pleasure.”
It is easy to say something original or something accurate, but to say something both original and accurate requires divine inspiration and patience.
The narrator emphasizes the difficulty of achieving novelty and truth simultaneously, attributing such insight to the gods.