English poem
All Faith is false, all Faith is true
by Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890)
All Faith is false, all Faith is true: Truth is the shattered mirror strown In myriad bits; while each believes his little bit the whole to own.
What is the Truth? was askt of yore. Reply all object Truth is one As twain of halves aye makes a whole; the moral Truth for all is none.
Ye scantly-learned Zâhids learn from Aflatûn and Aristû,* While Truth is real like your good: th Untrue, like ill, is real too;