Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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Ambrose of Milan
AD 397
The wounds of love are good too, better than kisses. For “useful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.” Peter wounds, and Judas kisses. But the kiss condemned Judas because it carried a traitorous venom; the wound inflicted by Peter also cured him because he washed away his fault with tears.
