"An enemy's gift is ruinous and no gift." — Sophocles

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• Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the… — Aristophanes
• I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over… — Aristotle
• No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have… — Francis of Assisi
• No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their… — Dean Acheson
• Well, the common enemy in North America is the Western consumer. The consumer has driven oil up to $50 a… — Dan Aykroyd
• In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior. — Francis Bacon
• We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy aircraft which seemed also to… — Douglas Bader
• Cheney is a terrorist. He terrorizes our enemies abroad and innocent citizens here at home indiscriminately. — Alec Baldwin
• It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. — James A. Baldwin
• The only defense is offense, which means that you have to kill more women and children more quickly than the… — Stanley Baldwin
• Biography should be written by an acute enemy. — Arthur Balfour
• Suspicion is far more to be wrong than right; more often unjust than just. It is no friend to virtue,… — Hosea Ballou

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