Make no man a friend before inquiring how he has treated his former friends; expect him to behave to you as he has behaved to them.
Variant: Admit no one into your friendship, before you have inquired diligently how he has behaved to his former friend.
(Letter to Demonicus)
Isocrates
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Never emulate those who gain by injustice. If you be a lover of instruction, you will be well instructed. When you design to ask any one's advice, consider how he has acted in his own behalf.
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