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Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you

Quote byWilliam Blake · 1757–1827

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Proverbs of Hell, Line 37.

English (original)

Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.

— William Blake

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