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Poetry · Chapter
LXIII explained
A single aphorism asserting that truth is so valuable that even falsehood must incorporate it to be effective.
What happens
A single aphorism asserting that truth is so valuable that even falsehood must incorporate it to be effective.
Themes in this chapter
Deception and Self-Deception
The aphorism directly addresses the relationship between truth and falsehood, suggesting that deception relies on truth.
Key passages
“Truth is so good a thing that falsehood can not afford to be without it.”
Truth is so valuable that even lies must include some truth to be believable.
The chapter's sole statement, a paradoxical observation on the necessity of truth within deception.