Stab you in the front!!

"True friends stab you in the front."

I love that quote by Oscar Wilde.  It is so true.  An enemy is someone who stabs you in the back, who hurts you when you are not aware, who says things you don't want to hear when you are not listening.

A true friend hurts you right up front by saying the things you don't want to hear when they know you are listening.  Thank your friend for telling things you didn’t want to hear.  If you act on them, you might find that fewer enemies say such things when you are not listening.

David Leonhardt