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What is seen is not the reality, but that through which the reality makes itself known.
Said by
Victoria C. Woodhull
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gutenberg.orgWhat is seen is not the reality, but that through which the reality makes itself known.
Woodhull distinguishes between appearance and the deeper reality behind it.
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