Truth The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of humanity. The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of humanity.YOU MAY ALSO LIKE ยปIt is useless to send armies against ideas.Men in earnest have no time to waste in patching fig leaves for the naked truth.It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily seen, while the latter lies in the depth, where few are willing to search for it.From error to error, one discovers the entire truth.