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Enemies Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
- Sometimes it has been of great moment while the fight is going on, to disseminate words that pronounce the enemies' captain to be dead, or…
- There is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new order of things.....…
- The innovator has for enemies all who have done well under the old, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new.
- Though fraud in all other actions be odious, yet in matters of war it is laudable and glorious, and he who overcomes his enemies by…
- It ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success,…
- For he who innovates will have for his enemies all those who are well off under the existing order of things, and only lukewarm supporters…
- It should be borne in mind that there is nothing more difficult to arrange, more doubtful of success, and more dangerous to carry through than…
- The reformer has enemies in all who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new…
More Enemies Quotes
- Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of… — 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… — 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… — Honore de Balzac
- The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home… — 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… — Ambrose Bierce
- I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them. — Buffalo Bill