“Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize his enemy when the latter actually appeared.”

“My friend was of opinion that when a man of rank appeared in that character [as an author], he deserved to have his merit handsomely allowed.”

“He is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of no virtue or ability is his own worst enemy and is afraid of solitude.”

“He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.”

“Wisdom and intellect is every man's friend, ignorance and illiteracy are his enemies.”

“God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises.”

“You could know a man not by what his friends said about him, but by how he treated his servants.”

“He cast off his friends as a huntsman his pack,
For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them back.”

“The neurotic keeps minute track of his enemies; it is only his friends he is careless about.”

“4833. The wise Man draws more Advantage from his Enemies, than a Fool from his Friends.”