Truth has been divided into three kinds: the truth about things; the truth of thought about things; and truth in the accurate expression of thought about things.
According to ancient authorities, the truth could be said to be a correspondence between thought and thing. It seems perfectly easy for anyone to think accurately about a thing with which he is quite well acquainted. But the case is not quite so simple as that and there is without doubt a great deal to be said before it can be called simple.
Suppose an unfortunate accident occurred in a London street, and were asked to relate exactly what had happened. It is quite certain that we should receive different accounts from each of them. The result would not be a correspondence between throught and the thing thought about; and so the statements would not be true. It is to be regretted that limited space prevents a more extended arguments, though we could extend it if we cared to do so.
