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Believe me, a thousand friends suffice thee not; In a single enemy thou hast more than enough.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker insists that even a thousand friends will never feel like enough, while one enemy already supplies more than enough trouble. The couplet warns that hostility weighs heavier than goodwill, and that a single adversary can outweigh a large circle of supporters.
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