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Enemies |
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Quotations
 | Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 27 likes |
 | The blood of our enemies is still the blood of men. The real glory is to spare it. — Louis XV of France, King of France 25 likes |
 | Our enemies have made the mistake that America's enemies always make. They saw liberty and thought they saw weakness. And now, they see defeat. — George W. Bush, 1946-, American President 24 likes |
 | When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend. — William Blake, 1757-1827, English poet & painter 22 likes |
 | Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. — Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer 20 likes |
 | I always made one prayer to God: “O Lord, make our enemies quite ridiculous! ”God granted it. — Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer 15 likes |
 | You have enemies? Good. It means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 15 likes |
 | You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you. — Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher 14 likes |
 | Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. — Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469-1527, Italian political philosopher (this version was used in “Godfather;” the original starts with “The Prince”.) 13 likes |
 | Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 13 likes |
| Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done. — George W. Bush, 1946-, American President 12 likes |
 | It is the rule in war, if ten times the enemy's strength, surround them; if five times, attack them; if double, be able to divide them; if equal, engage them; if fewer, defend against them; if weaker, be able to avoid them. — Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist 12 likes |
 | Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy. — La Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680, French writer 11 likes |
| The English have always been the constant and implacable enemies of our race and our house; we have never had a more dangerous one. — Louis XV of France, King of France 11 likes |
 | There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent. — Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher 10 likes |
 | Why, madam, do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends? — Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, American President 10 likes |
 | I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made. — Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1945, American President [1936-1945] 8 likes |
 | If you have no Enemies, it’s a sign Fortune has forgot you. — Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734, English physician and adage collector 8 likes |
 | Have courage, or cunning, when you deal with an enemy. — Publilius Syrus, 1st cent. AD, Roman author of maxims 7 likes |
 | The enemy is in front of us, the enemy is behind us, the enemy is to the right and to the left of us. They can't get away this time! — Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964, American general 6 likes |
 | We are fighting Germany, Austria and drink, and as far as I can see, the greatest of these three deadly foes is drink. — David Lloyd George, 1863-1945, British Prime Minister [1916-1922] 6 likes |
 | Understand that some of your enemies are amongst your best friends. — Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963, French artist 5 likes |
 | Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content. — Paul Valery, 1871-1945, French poet 5 likes |
 | They were like two enemies in love with one another. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer 4 likes |
 | I don't need to forgive my enemies, because I've killed them all. — Ramón María Narváez, 1800-1868, Spanish soldier & statesman (last words) 4 likes |
| He who loves his enemies betrays his friends; this surely is not what Jesus meant. — William Blake, 1757-1827, English poet & painter 4 likes |
 | Love is like trench warfare - you cannot see the enemy, but you know he is there and that it is wiser to keep your head down. — Lawrence Durrell, 1912-1990, British writer 4 likes |
 | The first enemy we must fight is within ourselves. Often, it is the only one. — Christine Orban, 1954-, French writer 3 likes |
 | An ancient rule of ethics and politics is that you should never push your enemy into despair. — Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher 2 likes |
 | No one ever forgets where he buried the hatchet. — Kin Hubbard, 1868-1930, American cartoonist 1 likes |
 | If there be no enemy there's no fight. If no fight, no victory and if no victory there is no crown. — Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer 1 likes |
 | The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age. — Orson Welles, 1915-1985, American actor & film director 1 likes |
 | The police and the Jesuits have the virtue of never abandoning their enemies or their friends. — Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer 1 likes |
 | He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies. — William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic 1 likes |
 | Noble dragons don't have friends. The nearest they can get to the idea is an enemy who is still alive. — Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer 1 likes |
| Anyway, just because you're sworn enemies doesn't mean you can't be friends, does it? — Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer 1 likes |
 | Love your enemies, for they determine who you are. — Joseph Campbell, 1904-1987, American academic 1 likes |
 | Let us choose our enemies well. So let us choose our friends well, since these will become those. — Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer 1 likes |
 | Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There is too much fraternizing with the enemy. — Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023, American politician 1 likes |
 | When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness. — Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American self-help writer 1 likes |
 | Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker. — Frank Herbert, 1920-1986, American sci-fi writer 1 likes |
 | You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends. — Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924, British-Polish writer 1 likes |
 | My God, protect me from my friends, I will take care of my enemies. — Antigonus II Gonatas, 319-239 BC, King of Macedon 1 likes |
 | If you want to make enemies, try to change something. — Woodrow Wilson, 1856-1924, American President [1913-1921] 1 likes |
 | An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend. — Saadi Shirazi, 1210-1292, Persian poet 1 likes |
 | You shouldn’t underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him. — George S. Patton, 1885-1945, American general 1 likes |
 | A friend is nothing but a known enemy. — Kurt Cobain, 1967-1994, American singer 1 likes |
 | There is no finer revenge than that which others inflict on your enemy. Moreover, it has the advantage of leaving you the role of a generous man. — Cesare Pavese, 1908-1950, Italian writer 1 likes |
 | The body of a dead enemy always smells sweet. — Vespasian, 9-79 AD, Roman Emperor 1 likes |
Latin Quotes
 | One should learn even from one's enemies. Fas est ab hoste doceri. — Ovid, 43 BC-17 AD, Roman poet 37 likes |
Funny Quotes
 | Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy. — Frank Sinatra, 1915-1998, American singer 1 likes |
Stupid Quotes
| Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we. — George W. Bush, 1946-, American President 10 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes. Προσέχειν τοις εχθροίς· πρώτοι γαρ των αμαρτημάτων αισθάνονται. — Antisthenes, 445-360 BC, Ancient Greek Cynic philosopher 17 likes |
 | The wise learn many things from their enemies. Απ᾽ εχθρών δήτα πολλά μανθάνουσιν οι σοφοί. — Aristophanes, 445-386 BC, Ancient Greek comic playwright ‐ Birds 7 likes |
 | Nothing bad will happen to you by distrusting your enemies. Εχθροίς απιστών ούποτ’ αν πάθοις βλάβην. — Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy) 6 likes |
 | Hide your unhappiness so as not to make your enemies happy. Δυστυχών κρύπτε, ίνα μη τους εχθρούς ευφρανής. — Periander of Corinth, 668-584 BC, tyrant of Corinth 4 likes |
 | Man’s enemy is himself. Πολέμιον ανθρώποις αυτοί εαυτοίς. — Anacharsis, 6th cent. BC, Scythian prince & philosopher 1 likes |
Proverbs
 | Make my enemy brave and strong, so that if defeated, I will not be ashamed. — American Indian proverb ‐ Plains 9 likes |
 | When your enemy falls, don’t rejoice; but don’t pick him up either. 7 likes |
| The poor man’s enemies are few, the rich man’s friends are even fewer. 5 likes |
Movie Quotes
 | My father taught me many things here. He taught me, “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer”. — from the film The Godfather, Part II (1974) 6 likes |
