THE KURAL
816. The enmity of the wise is ten million times better than the intimacy of fools.
817. The hate of enemies is a hundred million times more valuable than the friendship of boon companions and flatterers.
818. Behold the men that will place obstructions on thy path while thou art at thy work : tell them not a word, but drop their friendship little by little.
819. Behold the men whose acts belie their spoken words : it is bitter to recall their fellowship even in dreams.
820. Behold the men that speak sweet in the closet but disparage in the assembly : do not approach them in any degree.
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