“Never underestimate your power to change yourself; never overestimate your power to change others.”
“A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults”
Source: The Godfather
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Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol.78, p. 128
General Quotes
“Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.”
Poor Richard's Almanack (1756); this has also been quoted in a paraphrased form used by Bill Clinton in [ 1998 address to Beijing University http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/122320.stm, as "Our critics are our friends, they show us our faults".
Poor Richard's Almanack
“Your Worst Enemy Could Be Your Best Friend && Your Best Friend Your Worst Enemy”
“When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend.”
Attributed
Source: The Goblin Quest Series, Goblin Hero (2007), Chapter 7 (p. 117)
Turkish Wikipedia
https://quotestats.com/topic/attila-hun-quotes/
“Count me not your friend but the enemy of your enemies.”
Source: Lyonesse Trilogy (1983-1989), The Green Pearl (1985), Chapter 8, section 3 (p. 480)
“You've got to take it on faith that the enemy of your enemy is your friend.”
Source: Last Sacrifice