“Don't explain. Your friends do not need it, and your enemies will not believe you”
Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist
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Lebanese artist, poet, and writer 1883–1931Related quotes
“Never explain — your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyhow.”
Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher fue el escritor del jarron azul
The Motto Book (1907).
Variant: Never explain — your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyhow.
“If those are your friends, you've got no need for enemies.”
E. Lockhart (1967) American writer of novels as E. Lockhart (mainly for teenage girls) and of picture books under real name Emily J…
Source: The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver
“Prove your friend ere you have need, but in deed
A friend is never known till a man have need.”
John Heywood (1497–1580) English writer known for plays, poems and a collection of proverbs
Part I, chapter 11.
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“Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) American basketball coach
Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
Stephen King book It
Source: It (1986), Ch. 16 : Eddie's Bad Break, §8
Context: Maybe, he thought, there aren't any such things as good friends or bad friends — maybe there are just friends, people who stand by you when you're hurt and who help you feel not so lonely. Maybe they're always worth being scared for, and hoping for, and living for. Maybe worth dying for, too, if that's what has to be. No good friends. No bad friends. Only people you want, need to be with; people who build their houses in your heart.
