“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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About Leo Tolstoy

Author • Russian

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, commonly known as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He achieved literary acclaim in his twenties with his semi-autobiographical...

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