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Enemies

  • A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
  • A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
  • Above all things, never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment.
  • Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
  • At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.
  • Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
  • Friends may come an go, but enemies accumulate.
  • He hasn’t an enemy in the world - but all his friends hate him.
  • I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn’t dare to make an enemy should get out of the business.
  • If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.
  • In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.
  • It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
  • It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.
  • Money can’t buy friends, but it can get you a better class of enemy.
  • Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
  • Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
  • Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults.
  • Rejoice not at thine enemy’s fall - but don’t rush to pick him up either.
  • Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
  • The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, not matter which side he’s on.
  • The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strenght of it.
  • The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle’s own plumes.
    We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.
  • Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.
  • Use your enemy’s hand to catch a snake.
  • We can learn even from our enemies.
  • You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.