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 It is better to decide a difference between enemies than friends, 
for one of our friends will certainly become read more 
 It is better to decide a difference between enemies than friends, 
for one of our friends will certainly become an enemy and one of 
our enemies a friend. 
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.
 They love him, gentlemen, and they respect him, not only for 
himself, but for his character, for his integrity read more 
 They love him, gentlemen, and they respect him, not only for 
himself, but for his character, for his integrity and judgment
 and iron will; but they love him most for the enemies he has 
made. 
Never explain -- your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
Never explain -- your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
Hear not ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.
Hear not ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
Treat your friend as if he will one day be your enemy, and your enemy as if he will one read more
Treat your friend as if he will one day be your enemy, and your enemy as if he will one day be your friend
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the enemy.
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the enemy.
A flatterer is a secret enemy
A flatterer is a secret enemy