“Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies.”
Spanish Proverb
“There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly.”
Antisthenes
“I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.”
Pietro Aretino
“We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
“Not all things have to be scrutinized, nor all friends tested, not all enemies exposed and denounced”
“The nearest I can make it out, "Love your Enemies" means, "Hate your Friends"”
Benjamin Franklin
“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”