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#LAW 2: NEVER PUT TOO MUCH TRUST IN FRIENDS

#LAW 2: NEVER PUT TOO MUCH TRUST IN FRIENDS

LAW 2

NEVER PUT TOO MUCH TRUST IN FRIENDS, LEARN HOW TO USE ENEMIES:

Be wary of friends they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove. In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies. If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.

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