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احذر عدوك مرة واحذر صديقك ألف مرة

Beware your enemy once, and beware your friend a thousand times.

Betrayal from a trusted friend can be more damaging than harm from a known enemy, so caution should not be abandoned even with friends.

Traditional Saudi Arabia Wisdom, Saudi Arabia

Source: Traditional Saudi proverb, public-domain oral tradition

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