with friends like these who needs enemies

Etymology
The Yale Book of Quotations cites American comedian Joey Adams as the originator of this line.

Phrase

 * 1) Indicating that one's close associates prove more adversarial than one's opponents.

Translations

 * French: avec des amis comme ça, on n'a pas besoin d'ennemis
 * German: wer solche Freunde hat, braucht keine Feinde
 * Portuguese: com amigos assim, quem precisa de inimigos
 * Spanish: con amigos así, ¿para qué quieres enemigos?; con amigos así, ¿para qué quiero enemigos?