A Quote by Leo Tolstoy

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

Leo Tolstoy

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Great Truth Goodness Goodness And Truth Greatness Simplicity

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Leo Tolstoy
Russian - Writer
September 9, 1828 - November 20, 1910

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Leo Tolstoy

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Goodness makes greatness truly valuable, and greatness make goodness much more serviceable.

Matthew Henry

Goodness makes greatness truly valuable, and greatness makes goodness much more serviceable.

Matthew Henry

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Athenaeus

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A. Powell Davies

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America's greatness rests on far more than the power of our arms. Our greatness is also measured by our goodness, it's in the capacity of our minds, of our hearts, and it's in the strength of our democracy.