Attitude Quote by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

After all, if you make your enemy look like a fool, you lose the justification for engaging him.

— Anonymous

When you demand the nature of my motives, you reveal the style of your thinking to be callow, captious, superficial, craven, uncertain and impudent.

— Jack Vance

You must never believe that the enemy does not know how to conduct his own affairs. Indeed, if you want to be deceived less…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

I consider it a mark of great prudence in a man to abstain from threats or any contemptuous expressions, for neither of these weaken…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

The most certain way to make a man your enemy is to tell him you esteem him such.

— George Washington

I have decided not to oppose anyone ever again, since I have noticed that I always end by resembling my latest enemy.

— Anonymous

The reasons which any man offers to you for his own conduct betray his opinion of your character.

— Arthur Helps

Your enemy is one who misunderstands you; why should you not rise above the fog and see his error and respect him for the…

— Elbert Hubbard

Some people give their enemies OPINIONS too much power over their life, self-esteem and self-worth. An enemy shouldn't have power over you.

— SONYA PARKER

Woe to the man who tries to remain objective and to maintain a wide perspective: every one will label him as an enemy.

— Paul Tournier

Do not be too quick to assume your enemy is a savage just because he is your enemy. Perhaps he is your enemy because…

— Thomas Merton

Thinking through how you look to your enemies is helpful. That doesn't mean that your ideology is wrong and theirs is right, but maybe…

— Mary Beard