A friend in power is a friend lost.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Friendships with powerful people are unreliable or short-lived.
- In plain terms
- Power changes friendships permanently.
- What can you take from it?
- Power often disrupts genuine friendship.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does power change how you treat friends?
Another view
Some friendships survive power shifts.
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