Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize his enemy when the latter actually appeared.

Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize his enemy when the latter actually appeared.

~ Nathaniel Hawthorne ~

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Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize his enemy when the latter actually appeared.

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