¿Can someone confirm this upstream? It would make things a lot easier for all. Like: "Dear Anons: You are not supposed to show the naked truth as it would destroy the world. Be cunning like the snake, gentle as a dove."
/// I was working under the banner of the team: "if it can be destroyed by the truth, let it be destroyed by the truth."/// I don't need people to see our beauty; some aren't supposed to. ¿Would you allow the whole world to look at your naked daughter or mother? /// This is good for me. I can live better this way, I don't know about you. Im In. Lets tango JJ
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https://idiomorigins.org/origin/naked-truth
The phrase goes WAY back in the history of the English language.
The Odes by Horace 13 BC already mentioned it.
That's the sauce! Is this the Horace mention?
Horace, the Roman poet, once observed, "What we hear moves us less than what we see with our own eyes," highlighting the power of direct experience over mere words. This idea resonates through time, reflected in Winston Churchill’s "In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies," underscoring the strategic protection of truth (we know what lies he referred to now)
In more mystical realms, the esoteric and Masonic traditions emphasize the journey toward enlightenment. Albert Pike, a notable Masonic author, reminded us, "We must pass through the darkness, to reach the light," while Manly P. Hall stated, "The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it." These insights suggest that truth is a hidden gem, reserved for the dedicated and the brave.
From Plato’s philosophical caution, "But if they had known the truth, they would have hated us," to Nietzsche's stark realism, "Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed," the message is clear: the truth is both powerful and perilous. Whether in ancient mystery schools that espoused "To know, to dare, to will, and to keep silent," or in Hermeticism’s profound axiom, "As above, so below; as below, so above," the concealment of truth is seen as a necessary guardian of its sanctity.
In essence, the pursuit of truth requires a balance of revelation and discretion, a journey through obscurity toward illumination, reserved for those who dare to seek beyond the veil.
incorrupta Fides,** nudaque Veritas** quando ullum inueniet parem** uncorrupted Faith, and naked Truth when it finds any match
So they say Shakespeare's coin the term. Wasn't he like a pseudonym for the work of Sir Francis Bacon?
There has been speculation over the centuries that Shakespeare's work was created by several other contenders, but using Occam"s Razor, I think the simplest solution is that Shakespeare did indeed write his own words. There is ample proof of that.