| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 33589 |
| QUOTATION: | Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Jean De La Fontaine (16211695), French poet, fabulist. LOurs et lAmateur des Jardins, bk. 8, no. 10, Fables (1678-1679).
The moral of fable. |
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