“Trust the friends of today as though they will be the enemies of tomorrow.”
Confiar de los amigos hoy como enemigos mañana.
Maxim 217 (p. 123)
The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647)
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Confiar de los amigos hoy como enemigos mañana.
The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647)
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