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Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies
Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies
You and I were long friends : you are now my enemy, and I am yours.
You and I were long friends : you are now my enemy, and I am yours.
Our enemies will tell the rest with pleasure.
Our enemies will tell the rest with pleasure.
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet read more
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
Let our friends perish, provided that our enemies fall at the
same time.
[Lat., Pereant amici, dum una read more
Let our friends perish, provided that our enemies fall at the
same time.
[Lat., Pereant amici, dum una inimici intercidant.]
