The unknown is always great.
The unknown is always great.
Meaning in plain English
The unknown called always great gives what is not yet understood a heightened scale or importance. A qualified reading concerns the imagination’s response to uncertainty.
Example
A reader notices how an unfamiliar possibility seems large while seeking information before judging its value.
Deeper explanation and when to use it
Great could concern size, value or imposing significance, and the precise traditional application is not verified. An explanation should not choose a definite history or promise that unfamiliar things are good. A useful reading separates uncertainty from what evidence can actually establish.
When to use it
Use it only as a qualified interpretation with ambiguity explicit.
Keep in mind
No universal value of the unknown or independently verified traditional meaning is established.
Edsverb editorial interpretation · agent reviewed · 2026-10-05. This explains the saying; it does not establish its historical origin.
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United States · source-attributed; earliest origin unverified
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Supplied reference B; unit 119; PDF page 18; collection label: United States
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