Quote#Friendship
You are safe to-day, my friend, but you will not be safe to-morrow;…
Quote byJames Payn · 1830–1898
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Thicker than Water (1883), vol. 1, ch. 17, p. 320.
English (original)
You are safe to-day, my friend, but you will not be safe to-morrow; you may be safe to-morrow, but you will not be safe the next day: in my country vengeance is a dish that we eat cold.
— James Payn
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