Quote by Wole Soyinka
Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to sup

Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth. – Wole Soyinka

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Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a lie. – Wole Soyinka

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But when youre deprived of it for a lengthy period then you value human companionship. But you have to survive and so you devise all kinds of mental exercises and its amazing. – Wole Soyinka

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It is only a mans own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them. For it is these that he really and completely understands. To read the thoughts of others is like taking the remains of someone elses meal, like putting on the discarded clothes of a stranger. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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There is no god higher than truth. – Mahatma Gandhi

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There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they cant tell the truth without lying. – Josh Billings

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There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth. – Leo Tolstoy

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