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Nothing forces us to know, What we do not want to know except pain.
"Nothing forces us to know, What we do not want to know except pain."— Aeschylus
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Meaning of this quote
Pain can confront us with truths we would prefer to avoid.
Key takeaway:
Listen to difficult evidence before a crisis forces the issue.
Origin of the quote
Agamemnon; lines 176–183; interpretive paraphrase.
Who actually said this?
Source passage identified through a secondary reference; wording varies between English translations.
