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Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.
Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.
Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake
Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake
It is better to decide a difference between enemies than friends,
for one of our friends will certainly become read more
It is better to decide a difference between enemies than friends,
for one of our friends will certainly become an enemy and one of
our enemies a friend.
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we read more
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.
Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is
worth more.
[Fr., Rien n'est si read more
Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is
worth more.
[Fr., Rien n'est si dangereux qu'un ignorant ami;
Mieux vaudrait un sage ennemi.]
I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.
I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Enemies are so stimulating.
Enemies are so stimulating.
You must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your
king; and . . . you must read more
You must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your
king; and . . . you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil.