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title: "7 Worthy opponents Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Worthy opponents quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Worthy opponents sayings and thoughts."
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> [If you face a worthy opponent acknowledge their skills and show them yours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-warren/if-you-face-a-worthy-opponent-acknowledge-their-skills-and-show-them/)

[Kiersten Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-warren/)

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> [The whole universe or the structure that perceives it is a worthy opponent, but try as I may I can not escape…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/the-whole-universe-or-the-structure-that-perceives-it-is-a-worthy/)

[Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/)

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> [Even capitalists must surely admit, that intellectually at least, socialism is a worthy opponent. It imparts intelligence even to its adversaries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arundhati-roy/even-capitalists-must-surely-admit-that-intellectually-at-least/)

[Arundhati Roy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arundhati-roy/)

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> [In America, snobs who wouldn't be seen dead with a lottery ticket play the stock market. We like to gamble. Winning, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-holland/in-america-snobs-who-wouldn-t-be-seen-dead-with-a-lottery-ticket-play/)

[Barbara Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-holland/)

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> [For self-realization, a rebel demands a strong authority, a worthy opponent, God to his Lucifer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-mccarthy/for-self-realization-a-rebel-demands-a-strong-authority-a-worthy/)

[Mary McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-mccarthy/)

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> [Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-goldsmith/ridicule-has-always-been-the-enemy-of-enthusiasm-and-the-only-worthy/)

[Oliver Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-goldsmith/)

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> [Lissa knelt down, compassion on her face. I wasn't surprised, since she'd always had a thing for animals. She'd lectured me for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/lissa-knelt-down-compassion-on-her-face-i-wasn-t-surprised-since-she/)

[Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/)

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