Огден Нэш

I maintain that foes are very nice people as long as a reasonable distance

separates oneself and them, whereas a

friend in need or in his cups can reach you across mountains

of glass and lakes of fire, with which remark I shall now

close,

Simply pausing to add that compared to a friend at the

front door I find foes at a reasonable distance rather

restful, and from now on I shall ever think of them

as Comme Il Fauts.