Just tas the flattery of a friend can pervert, so the insult of an enemy can sometimes correct.

朋友的谄媚会败坏一个人的品德；同样的的道理，敌人的侮辱有时也能矫正你的错误。

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Just as the flattery of a friend can pervert, so the insult of an enemy can sometimes correct.

正像朋友的阿庾会败坏一个人的品德一样，敌人的侮辱有时也会对人有矫正之功。

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Mr Brockman said the idea that the Spitfires were hidden to stay out of enemy hands was not necessarily correct because Japanese forces would have not been in a position to use them at that point.

BBC: Search for missing Spitfires in Burma due to begin