He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere. Translated by James Russell Lowell. Often attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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• Believe me, a thousand friends suffice thee not; In a single enemy thou hast more than enough.
• Believe me, a thousand friends suffice thee not; In a single enemy thou hast more than enough. Translated by Ralph Waldo Emerson