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beware those quick to praise for they need praise in return beware those who are quick to censor they are afraid of what they do not know beware those who seek constant crowds for they are nothing alone
beware those quick to praise for they need praise in return beware those who are quick to censor they are afraid of what they do not know beware those who seek constant crowds for they are nothing alone
Approximate author period: c. 1957 AD · modern
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- Charles Bukowski
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- Approximate author period: c. 1957 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1920 to 1994; Wikidata Q76409, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76409 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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