Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man's enemies will soon fold their hands in devotion. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man's enemies will soon fold their hands in devotion.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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