The truth comes as conqueror only because we have lost the art of receiving it as guest.

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) Indian Bengali poet, philosopher [a.k.a. Rabi Thakur, Kabiguru]

The Fourfold Way of India (1924)

Often paraphrased: "Truth comes as conqueror only to those who have lost the art of receiving it as friend."