ProverbWisdom
American origin1974
American origin1974Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
Meaning: It's wise to monitor those who might harm you.
Origin: Spoken by Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part II (1974), written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola: "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." It is often credited to Sun Tzu or Machiavelli, but no such line appears in their works.
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