To discover evil in a new friend is to most people only an additional experience
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Finding out a new friend is evil is just another experience for most people, suggesting a cynical view of human nature.
- In plain terms
- Discovering a new friend is bad is just another lesson for most people.
- What can you take from it?
- Expect that not everyone you meet will be good.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How has betrayal shaped your view of new friends?
- Is trust a risk worth taking?
Another view
It generalizes that people are desensitized to betrayal.
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