An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, –"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who has one enemy shall meet him everywhere.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad...
An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad...
An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad...
An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad...
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People who have a lot of friends and acquaintances can find it difficult to find true friends and true love. As time passes by, many friends and acquaintances become enemies and will never be satisfied until you are dead.

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