Elizabeth HaydonTell people the hammered truth, and it will ring like steel against an anvil.
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The hammered truth is a phrase that refers to the way that you should speak your mind. In other words, you should be honest with whatever it is that you are saying. If you tell people something that is not true, it will sound false. That will ring like steel against an anvil. Wordsworth said, “Tell people the hammered truth, and it will ring like steel against an anvil.”
Source: The Floating Island
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