John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1990 Franis Baon 1561-1626 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1990 |
| AUTHOR: | Francis Bacon (1561–1626) |
| QUOTATION: | Cosmus, Duke of Florence, was wont to say of perfidious friends, that “We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apothegms. No. 206. |