Quote by Leo Tolstoy
Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by wash

Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold. – Leo Tolstoy

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The earth is the general and equal possession of all humanity and therefore cannot be the property of individuals. – Leo Tolstoy

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If there existed no external means for dimming their consciences, one-half of the men would at once shoot themselves, because to live contrary to ones reason is a most intolerable state, and all men of our time are in such a state. – Leo Tolstoy

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Language is the house of the truth of Being. – Martin Heidegger

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To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth. – Rabindranath Tagore

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Ideas are, in truth, force. – Henry James

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Im not a tough guy. Im just delivering the truth and only the truth and if you cant deal with it, too bad. – Kevin OLeary

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