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friend quotes

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“Who did the deed the under-world knows well: A friend in word is never friend of mine.” Sophocles, Antigone
“In the face of a true friend a man sees as it were a second self.” Marcus Tullius Cicero, On Friendship
“In a cold as in a hot war it pays to know the enemy — not least because at some time in the future you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend.” Margaret Thatcher, The Downing Street Years
“Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize his enemy when the latter actually appeared.” Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter
“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.” Mark Twain, Following the Equator
“Friendly counsel cuts off many foes.” William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1
“Some people are nobody's enemies but their own, yer know.” Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

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