“First principals, Clarice. Simplicity. Read Marcus Aurelius. Of each particular thing ask; What is it in itself? What is its true nature? …”
– Dialogue between Dr. Hannibal Lecter(Anthony Hopkins) and Clarice(Jodie Foster), from the movie, ‘The Silence of the Lambs’
Tag: truth
“…when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
– oft-used quote with variations, from “The Sherlock Holmes stories”, by Arthur Conan Doyle