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“One has a right to judge of a man by the effect he has over his friends.” Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
“You shall judge of a man by his foes as well as by his friends” Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim
“I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. I have not got one who is a fool.” Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature.” Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
“Men will not accept truth at the hands of their enemies, and truth is seldom offered to them by their friends: for this reason I have spoken it.” Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
“People who live in society have learned how to see themselves in mirrors as they appear to their friends.” Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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