“God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.”
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Probable attribution
This saying is widely associated with Mahatma Gandhi, but the attribution is not supported by a reliable primary source.
Likely origin: Widely attributed to Gandhi (often to Young India); appears in compilations, no dated primary verbatim-confirmed.
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Reality doesn't take a vote. Something can hold true while everyone nearby denies it, which makes popularity a poor test of what's real. The practical lesson is to stand by what you've genuinely verified even when the crowd, or the mood of the moment, runs the other way.
When to use it
- A researcher's unpopular finding is vindicated years later, long after the early ridicule fades.
- An accountant flags fraud that the entire office insists simply isn't happening.
- A child owns up to breaking the window even though no one would ever have known.