Quotation by

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.

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The quotation means that truth is strong and resilient, unlike something fragile that easily disappears when challenged. Even if you try hard to dismiss or attack it, truth remains whole and unchanged over time.

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