“An open foe I much prefer
To a dear friend that scratches.”

—  Antoine-Vincent Arnault

Volume I., 5. — "Le Chien et le Chat".
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 74.
Fables (1802)

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J'aime mieux un franc ennemi Qu'un bon ami qui m'égratigne.

Fables (1802)

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