Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies

Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies

Treat your friend as if he will one day be your enemy, and your enemy as if he will one read more

Treat your friend as if he will one day be your enemy, and your enemy as if he will one day be your friend

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

His father was no man's friend but his owne, and he (saith the
prouerbe) is no man's for else.

His father was no man's friend but his owne, and he (saith the
prouerbe) is no man's for else.

The nearest I can make it out, "Love your Enemies" means, "Hate your Friends"

The nearest I can make it out, "Love your Enemies" means, "Hate your Friends"

A flatterer is a secret enemy

A flatterer is a secret enemy

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but
the silence of our friends.

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but
the silence of our friends.

Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.

Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.

Lend money to an enemy, and thou will gain him, to a friend and thou will lose him.

Lend money to an enemy, and thou will gain him, to a friend and thou will lose him.