He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who has one enemy shall meet him everywhere. Ralph Waldo Emerson Friendship
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. Jean de La Fontaine Friendship
There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly. Antisthenes Self-discovery Truth Friendship
Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Stephen King Truth
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him. Aesop Friendship
I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. Oscar Wilde
As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task. Diogenes Man Friendship
I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress. Andre Gide
There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends. Homer
Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war. Aristophanes Learning
