Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

The Godfather: Part II

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Topic

Friends and enemies Friends Enemies

Speaker

Michael Corleone

Actor

Al Pacino

Source

The Godfather: Part II

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Epic (film) Crime Epic

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1974 1970s 20th century

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Citation

The Godfather Part II. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Paramount Pictures Studios/American Zoetrope/Coppola Company, 1974.

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I love the smell of napalm in the morning.

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Medium
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Genre
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Apocolypse Now. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Omni Zoetrope, 1979.

Another quote about Friends

In the misfortune of our best friends we often find something that is not displeasing.

François de La Rochefoucauld

Reflections

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Topic
Schadenfreude Friends

Author

François de La Rochefoucauld
Source
Reflections
Medium
Epigram
Language
French
Time
1678 1670s 17th century
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Original Citation

La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Reflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims]. c. 1665.

Current Citation

La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Collected Maxims and Other Reflections, translated by E. H. and A. M. Blackmore and Francine Giguere. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Another quote of the following type Advice

Always let your conscience be your guide.

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Topic
Decisions and choices Conscience
Speaker
Jiminy Cricket
Actor
Cliff Edwards
Source
Pinocchio
Medium
Film
Genre
Animation (film) Musical (film) Animation Musical
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Pinocchio. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske, Walt Disney Productions, 1940.