اللي بحبك بيبكيك واللي بيبغضك بيضحكك
“He who loves you makes you cry, and he who hates you makes you laugh.”
True friends tell hard truths, while flatterers only tell you what pleases you.
— Traditional Lebanon Wisdom, Lebanon
Source: Traditional Lebanese proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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