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QUOTATION:Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
ATTRIBUTION:Jean De La Fontaine (1621–1695), French poet, fabulist. L’Ours et l’Amateur des Jardins, bk. 8, no. 10, Fables (1678-1679).

The moral of fable.
 
 
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