Foe Quotes

351 quotes by 263 authors

A man may learn wisdom even from a foe. — Aristophanes
The life of man is a long march through the night, surrounded by invisible foes, tortured by weariness and pain, towards a goal that few… — Bertrand Russell
If we slide into one of those rare moments of military honesty, we realize that the technical demands of modern warfare are so complex a… — Ernest K. Gann
Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know. — Alexander Pope
Cursed be the verse, how well so e'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe. — Alexander Pope
The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to be a slave, and must be punished as an enemy… — Andrew Jackson
Superstition is, always has been, and forever will be, the foe of progress, the enemy of education and the assassin of freedom. — Robert Green Ingersoll
When the Cambrian measures were forming, They promised perpetual peace. They swore, if we gave Them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would… — Rudyard Kipling
Science and religion...are friends, not foes, in the common quest for knowledge. Some people may find this surprising, for there's a feeling throughout our society… — John Polkinghorne
Gratitude is twin sister to humility; Pride is foe to both. — James E. Talmage
It is in the field of prayer that life's critical battles are lost or won. We must conquer all our circumstances there. We must first… — John Henry Jowett
Scratch a lover, and find a foe. — Dorothy Parker
The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied. Liberty is not foolproof. For its beneficent working it demands self-restraint, a sane and… — Otto Hermann Kahn
Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy... use the conquered foe to augment one's own strength. — Sun Tzu
Military tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs away from high places and hastens downwards... Water shapes its course according… — Sun Tzu
This is sweet to see your foe, perish and pay to justice all he owes. — Euripides
Remember that all is One... and what you do to your neighbor, your friend or your foe, is a reflection of what you think of… — Edgar Cayce
It would be judicious to act with magnanimity towards a prostrate foe. — Millard Fillmore
I wish my deadly foe, no worse than want of friends, and empty purse. — Nicholas Breton
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe. — Aristophanes

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