Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
Saadi in Gulistan (The Rose Garden) (1258)
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1 Dan Costinas said on 03 April 2013: |
| Or: «Reveal not to a friend every secret that you possess, for how can you tell but what he may some time or other become your enemy? Likewise inflict not on an enemy every injury in your power, for he may afterwards become your friend.» ~ in Francis Gladwin's translation |