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“And there is no greatness where simplicity, goodness, and truth are absent.”Leo Tolstoy · Quote T-Shirt

The headline calls him a visionary. The people who worked for him tell a different story.

Tolstoy was writing about Napoleon, who went home "in a warm fur coat" and left his army to perish. The historians still called it grand.

GREATNESS rests on three posts. Take one away and it doesn't stand.

Wear it wherever big titles get handed out.

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Fit & Fabric

Our shirts are cut differently from style to style, so check this chart before you order. This style has a relaxed fit. All measurements are in inches, taken laid flat.

Size Chest width Length Sleeve
S 18¼ 26⅝ 16¼
M 20¼ 28 17¾
L 22 29⅜ 19
XL 24 30¾ 20½
2XL 26 31⅝ 21¾
3XL 27¾ 32½ 23¼
4XL 29¾ 33½ 24⅝

How to measure: Lay a tee you like flat. Measure straight across the chest, armpit to armpit. Pick the size with the closest chest width. Length runs from the top of the shoulder to the hem. Sleeve is measured from the center of the back collar to the sleeve hem, so it runs longer than you'd expect.

Fabric: 100% ring-spun cotton, 6.1 oz per square yard. A heavier tee, dyed after it's sewn.

Care: Wash inside out in cold water, with similar colors. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Don't iron the print. Don't bleach or dry clean. Garment-dyed color can rub off onto light fabrics.

Each piece can differ from the chart by up to 2 inches.

$32
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Provenance

Where this line came from.

Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace, Book XIV, Ch. XVIII, 1869. Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude.

We check every line against a primary source.