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Hear not ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.
Hear not ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Man is his own worst enemy.
[Lat., Nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse.]
Man is his own worst enemy.
[Lat., Nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse.]
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
A flatterer is a secret enemy
A flatterer is a secret enemy
Enemies are so stimulating.
Enemies are so stimulating.
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
He who seeks vengeance must dig two graves: one for his enemy and one for himself
He who seeks vengeance must dig two graves: one for his enemy and one for himself
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
