The relationship between a friend or an enemy can be interesting as well one and the same; see the following quotes as to how other viewed this facinating association.
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
Ali ibn-Abi-Talib (602 AD - 661 AD), A Hundred Sayings
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
Baltasar Gracian
He hasn't an enemy in the world - but all his friends hate him.
Eddie Cantor (1892 - 1964)
Never explain--your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)
If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.
Moshe Dayan (1915 - 1981)
Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.
Publilius Syrus (~100 BC), Maxims
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
Saadi (1184 – 1291
Money can't buy friends, but it can get you a better class of enemy.
Spike Milligan
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
William Blake (1757 - 1827)
The enemy of my enemy is my friend; often described as an Arab proverb, also is an identical Chinese saying. This is one of four rules in the rule of triadic interaction. The three others are: "the friend of my friend is my friend", "the friend of my enemy is my enemy", and "the enemy of my friend is my enemy. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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