Enemies Quotes

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Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls… — Aristophanes
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves. — Francis of Assisi
No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies. — Dean Acheson
Cheney is a terrorist. He terrorizes our enemies abroad and innocent citizens here at home indiscriminately. — Alec Baldwin
Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother! — Honore de Balzac
If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring, and youth, the former… — Honore de Balzac
The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals. — Edward Abbey
When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations. — Joseph Addison
An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured. — Konrad Adenauer
A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms agains himself. He makes… — Ambrose Bierce
I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them. — Buffalo Bill
Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead. — Ambrose Bierce
The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the… — Hugo Black
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake
If you age with somebody, you go through so many roles - you're lovers, friends, enemies, colleagues, strangers; you're brother and sister. That's what intimacy… — Cate Blanchett
Friends come and go but enemies accumulate. — Arthur Bloch
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet… — Aesop
We would betray our values and play into our enemies' hands if we were to treat Muslims differently than anyone else. In fact, to cave… — Michael Bloomberg
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction. — Aesop

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