Relationships
From Ali Ben Abu Taleb
From Quatrains and Translations
Relationships
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
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Codex Note
Translated by Emerson from Ali Ben Abu Taleb
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “From Ali Ben Abu Taleb.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/219/.
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “From Ali Ben Abu Taleb.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/219/.
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