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Kinder the enemy who must malign us, Than the smug friend who will define us
Anna Wickham
Kinder the enemy who must malign us, Than the smug friend who will define us
Anna Wickham’s two-line epigram turns common sense on its head. She argues that a hostile enemy who slanders us is actually less damaging than a self-satisfied friend who thinks they know exactly who we are. The enemy at least fights openly; their malice doesn’t pretend to be affection.
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