A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
[Al varón sabio más le aprovechan sus enemigos que al necio sus amigos.]
Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601–1658) Spanish Jesuit priest, writer, philosopher
The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 84 (1647) [tr. Jacobs (1892)]
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Gracián, Baltasar - The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 84 (1647) [tr. Jacobs (1892)] | WIST Quotations
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends. [Al varón sabio más le aprovechan sus enemigos que al necio sus amigos.] Because friends flatter while the criticism of enemies can help someone correct his shortcomings.WIST Quotations