Foes Quotes

148 Foes quotes by 120 unique authors

The downfall of civilized states tends to come not from the direct assaults of foes, but from internal decay combined with the consequences of exhaustion… — B. H. Liddell Hart
The effort to improve the conditions of man, however, is not a task for the few. It is the task of all nations-acting alone, acting… — John F. Kennedy
For plague and pestilence, plunder and pollution, the hazards of nature and the hunger of children are the foes of every nation. The earth, the… — John F. Kennedy
The private wound is deepest. O time most accurst, 'Mongst all foes that a friend should be the worst! — William Shakespeare
Farewell, my friends! farewell, my foes! My peace with these, my love with those. The bursting tears my heart declare; Farewell, the bonnie banks of… — Robert Burns
Without one friend, above all foes, Britannia gives the world repose. — William Cowper
No man can lead a public career really worth leading, no man can act with rugged independence in serious crises, nor strike at great abuses,… — Theodore Roosevelt
Innovation keeps me ahead of my competition. It means that my foes must adapt to me, not the other way around. — Georges St-Pierre
Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality. — Joseph Conrad
You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends. — Joseph Conrad
The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence. — Elbert Hubbard
The results of political changes are hardly ever those which their friends hope or their foes fear. — Thomas Huxley
An injured friend is the bitterest of foes. — Thomas Jefferson
My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely… — Edna St. Vincent Millay
Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies. — Friedrich Nietzsche
But I think I can sincerely declare that I cheerfully submit myself to every odious name for conscience' sake; and from my soul I despise… — James Otis
Two aged men, that had been foes for life, Met by a grave, and wept - and in those tears They washed away the memory… — Jean Paul
Every great political campaign rewrites the rules; devising a new way to win is what gives campaigns a comparative advantage against their foes. — John Podhoretz
Hunger, revenge, to sleep are petty foes, But only death the jealous eyes can close. — William Wycherley
If you can walk with the crowd and keep your virtue, or walk with Kings-nor lose the common touch; If neither foes nor loving friends… — Rudyard Kipling

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