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Enemies21 quotes
Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be defeated. — Sun Tzu · 475 BCKeep your friends close, but your enemies closer. — Michael Corleone · 1974The enemy of my enemy is my friend. — Kautilya · 300 BCLove your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. — Jesus · 60If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1857I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it. — Voltaire · 1767All 21 quotes →Friends and enemies6 quotes
Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. — Michael Corleone · 1974The enemy of my enemy is my friend. — Kautilya · 300 BCIt is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake · 1815He that is not with me is against me. — Jesus · 60Hear no ill of a Friend, nor speak any of an Enemy. — Benjamin Franklin · 1739Do good to those who hate you and turn their ill will to friendship. — Abraham Lincoln · 1865Friends5 quotes
Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. — Michael Corleone · 1974The enemy of my enemy is my friend. — Kautilya · 300 BCIt is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake · 1815Hear no ill of a Friend, nor speak any of an Enemy. — Benjamin Franklin · 1739Do good to those who hate you and turn their ill will to friendship. — Abraham Lincoln · 1865Loving one's enemies3 quotes
Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. — Jesus · 60Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you. — Jesus · 61If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink. For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee. — Proverbs 25:21-22 · 686 BCMilitary strategy2 quotes
When your enemies make mistakes, don't interrupt 'em. — Billy Beane · 2011All warfare is based on deception. Sun Tzu. If your enemy is superior, evade him. If angry, irritate him. If equally matched, fight, and if not, split and reevaluate. — Bud Fox · 1987Allies1 quote
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. — Kautilya · 300 BCEmpathy1 quote
If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1857Forgiveness1 quote
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake · 1815Gossip1 quote
Hear no ill of a Friend, nor speak any of an Enemy. — Benjamin Franklin · 1739Loneliness1 quote
I wish my deadly foe, no worse
Than want of friends, and empty purse. — Nicholas Breton · 1577Peace1 quote
To make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy, and that enemy becomes one's partner. — Nelson Mandela · 1995Political reconciliation1 quote
To make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy, and that enemy becomes one's partner. — Nelson Mandela · 1995Poverty1 quote
I wish my deadly foe, no worse
Than want of friends, and empty purse. — Nicholas Breton · 1577Revenge1 quote
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it do singe yourself. — William Shakespeare · 1613Self-knowledge1 quote
Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be defeated. — Sun Tzu · 475 BCSermon on the Mount1 quote
Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. — Jesus · 60Strangers1 quote
Call no man foe, but never love a stranger. — Stella Benson · 1917Strategy1 quote
When your enemies make mistakes, don't interrupt 'em. — Billy Beane · 2011Treaties1 quote
To break a treaty is contempt for the gods. But to outwit an enemy is not only just and glorious-but profitable and sweet. — Plutarch · 100Understanding one's enemy1 quote
To see your enemy and know him is part of the complete education of man. — Marcus Garvey · 1923