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“ The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth. ”

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You can recognize a small truth because its opposite is a falsehood. The opposite of a great truth is another truth.

~ Niels Bohr

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.

~ Niels Bohr

Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.

~ Niels Bohr

Those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it.

~ Niels Bohr