The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Kautilya

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Topic

Friends and enemies Friends Enemies Allies

Author

Kautilya

Source

Arthashastra

Genre

Political literature

Language

Sanskrit

Time

300 BC 300s BC 4th century BC

Occupation

Philosopher

From

Pakistan Asia

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Original Citation

Kautilya. Arthashastra. R. Shamasastry, 1909, bk. 6, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Kautilya. Arthashastra. India Penguin Classics, 2000, bk. 6, ch. 2.

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If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.

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Topic
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Author

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Source
Table-Talk (Longfellow) Prose Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Language
English
Time
1857 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. "Table-Talk." Prose Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Vol. 1. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1857.

Current Citation

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. "Table-Talk." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Poems and Other Writings, edited by J. D. McClatchy. Library of America, 2000.