“Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.”
Publilio Siro Latin writer
Maxim 401
Sentences, The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave
“When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend.”
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English Romantic poet and artist 1757–1827Related quotes
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