Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies

Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies

Lend money to an enemy, and thou will gain him, to a friend and thou will lose him.

Lend money to an enemy, and thou will gain him, to a friend and thou will lose him.

It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you read more

It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you

You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

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.

A flatterer is a secret enemy

A flatterer is a secret enemy

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.]

I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.

I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.

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?